{"id":65,"date":"2022-01-11T14:18:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kataragama.org\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T17:22:23","slug":"gateways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kataragama.org\/blog\/history\/gateways\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Index of Kataragama Traditions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3>Buddhist Kataragama<\/h3><ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/news\/benevolent.god.skanda.htm\">Kataragama: Domain of benevolent god Skanda<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/kanda.kumaru.2010.htm\"><font size=\"+1\">\u0d9a\u0dad\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db8 \u0d9a\u0db3 \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dd4<\/font><\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/buddhist.htm\"> Buddhist Kataragama <\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5CL6hG6H3qI\" target=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Video: &#8216;Kataragama&#8217; &#8211; Dharmadasa Walpola &amp; Jikki<\/b><\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/amarasingham.htm\"><b>Kataragama: Where Sinhala and Hindu Cultures are Interwoven<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/blessed.city.htm\">Kataragama, A Blessed City<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"news\/soratha-interview.htm\">Interview: Aluthwewa Soratha Thero<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/popular-religion.htm\">Sinhala Popular Religion<\/a><a href=\"..\/water-cutting.htm\"><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/kataragama_origin.htm\">Kataragama&#8217;s Origin, Decline &amp; Revival<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/water-cutting.htm\">Water-cutting or <i>diya kaepima<\/i><\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/sunday_leader_4aug96.htm\">Kataragama Esala Peraheras<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/kataragama_origin.htm\">Kataragama&#8217;s origin, decline and revival<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/buddhist-pathmanathan.htm\"> Kataragama&#8217;s Buddhist traditions <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/warrior.htm\"> How the Warrior God Helps the Faithful<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/police.htm\"> Law Enforcement at Kataragama <\/a><h3>Hindu\nKatirkamam<\/h3>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/2020-kathirkamam.htm\">Kathirk\u0101mam, Abode of Skanda <\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/kalyanasundaram_1st ed-1980.pdf\">A History of Kataragama &amp; Theivanai Amman Temple<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/sages-tamil.htm\">\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae \u0baf\u0bca\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/hindu_voice_katirkama.htm\">Katirkamam: Lord Skanda&#8217;s Abode<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/theivani.htm\"> Teyvani Amman Kovil <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/tevayani-traditions.htm\"> Teyvani Amman Traditions &amp; History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/devotee.htm\">Kataragama Mah\u0101 D\u0113v\u0101l\u0113 &amp; \u015ar\u012b Teyvanai Amman Temple<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"news\/purnanand-interview.htm\">Interview: \u015ar\u012b Purnanand Giri Swami<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/kirubaharan.htm\">Kataragama To KKS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/siva.sandri.case.htm\">Seizure of Kataragama Pillaiyar Temple<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/worship-muruga.htm\">The Worship of Muruga<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/kaliyuga.htm\"> Murugan: the <i>Kali Yuga Varada<\/i> <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/tinakkural.htm\"> Realize Murugan to obtain grace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/devotee.htm\">Mahadevale and Teyvani Amman Kovil<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/kalyanagiri.htm\">Kalyanagiri Swami and Kalyana Mandapa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/babaji.htm\"> Kriya Babaji and Kataragama <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/asangananda.htm\">Kataragama: Lanka&#8217;s Holy of Holies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/navaratnam.htm\">Three Murugan festivals of Sri Lanka<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/mysterious_power.htm\">The Mysterious Power of Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/1986dec-hinduism_today.htm\">Hindu Kataragama disappearing?<\/a> <h3>Islamic Kadhirgamam<\/h3> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/islamic.htm\">Traditions of Islamic Kadhirgamam<\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/tamil\/islamic.htm\">\u0b87\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/..\/research\/serendib.khidr.htm\">Kataragama the &#8216;Home of al-Khidr&#8217;<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/khidr-sunday-observer.htm\">Kataragama &#8211; The land of Khidr<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"news\/gaffar-interview.htm\">Interview: Trustee MHA Gaffar<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/al-mahdi.htm\">The Coming of Mystery Imam al-Mahdi<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/khidr.htm\">Al-Khadir, Alexander and the Fountain of Life<\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/gaffar.htm\">Alexander and al-Khadir<\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/news\/flaghoist2007.htm\">2007 Flag-hoisting Ceremony<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/news\/flaghoist2000.htm\">2000 Flag-hoisting<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/flaghoist.htm\"> &#8220;Kataragama is for All People&#8221; <\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/al-faqr.htm\">&#8220;<i>Al-Faqr<\/i> or Spiritual Poverty&#8221; by Ren\u00e9 Gu\u00e9non <\/a><h3>Veddi Kataragama<\/h3>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/veddah_devale.htm\"> Veddas at Kataragama <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/valli.htm\"> Valli Amma weds Kataragama Skanda<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/wedding.htm\"> Veddas celebrate Valli&#8217;s wedding <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/cave_drawings.htm\"> Neolithic Wanniyal-aeto cave art<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/let_veddas.htm\"> Let Veddas be Veddas <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/kebbilitte.htm\">Kebbilitte: Where Veddahs Cursed<\/a> <h3>Fire Walking<\/h3>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/firewalking.punchihewa2012.htm\">&#8220;A Most Unusual Event&#8221; at Kataragama<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/feinberg_firewalking.htm\">Firewalking to throw off imposed Limitations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/firewalking_2009.htm\">&#8220;When Embers feel like Petals&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/natgeo-firewalking1966.htm\">&#8220;A Vow to Walk the Fiery Path&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/fire-walking-mohotti.htm\">&#8220;A Dedication to Kataragama Deviyo&#8221;<\/a> <h3>Kataragama Pada Yatra<\/h3>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/http:\/\/padayatra.org\/2013.ben.vecchiet.htm\">2013 Pada Yatra: Love, Devotion and \nHumility<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/tamilmirror8june2011.htm\">2011 \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae   \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8<\/a> \n<\/li><li><a href=\"\/\/www.serendib.btoptions.lk\/article.php?artid=124\" target=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\"> Kataragama Pada Yatra in <i>Serendib<\/i> magazine<\/a> \n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/padayatra_pilgrimage.htm\">Kataragama Pada Yatra: An introduction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/tissa_padayatra1940s.htm\">Pada Yatra from Tissa in the 1940s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/pada_yatras_genuine.htm\"> &#8216;Pada Yatras&#8217; Genuine and Spurious<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"\/\/padayatra.org\/2010_pada.yatra.htm\" target=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 Kataragama Pada Yatra<\/a> \n<\/li><li><a href=\"\/\/padayatra.org\/2009_pada.yatra.htm\" target=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">2009 Kataragama Pada Yatra<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/padayatra.org\/2008_py_decline.htm\">2008: Decline of the Pada Yatra<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/http:\/\/padayatra.org\/py2007-2.htm\">2007 Kataragama Pada Yatra<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/py2001.htm\">2001 Kataragama Pada Yatra <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/py2000.htm\">2000 Kataragama Pada Yatra <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/dn210799.htm\">1999 Kataragama Pada Yatra <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/clip5.htm\">1997: On Foot by Faith to Kataragama <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/war-games.htm\">1990: Foot solderies in His war games<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/lovewarmystery.htm\">1988: Pada Yatra: Love, War and Mystery <\/a>  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3>Feature Articles<\/h3><ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/news\/somipala2013interview.htm\">\u0d9a\u0dad\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db8 \u0daf\u0dd9\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0dad\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbd\u0ddd\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dda \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf \u2013 \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db8 \u0db4\u200d\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1 \u0d9a\u0db4\u0dd4 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dcf<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/news\/serendib.2014.htm\">Kataragama: Invoking the Faith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/news\/climbing-katiramalai2018.htm\">Climbing Katirai Malai or Vedihitikanda <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/god-for-all-seasons.htm\">Kataragama Skanda: A God for All Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/news\/kataragama.memories.2016.htm\">Kataragama of Sixty Years Ago <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/factoids.htm\">Did you know? Facts about Kataragama<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/2013.serendib.divine.power.kgama.htm\">Divine Power of God Kataragama<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/sunday_times2014-beyond.festival.htm\">Kataragama: Its People and Their Faith<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/magic.kataragama.nation.2014.htm\">The Magic of Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/emperor74.htm\">An Introduction to Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/primer.htm\">Kataragama Festival: A Primer<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/search.htm\">In Search of God Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/leave.kgama.alone.htm\">For God&#8217;s sake leave Kataragama Devale alone!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/jungle.bazaar.nation2012.htm\">Jungle shrine turned bazaar!<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/commercialisation.htm\">The Commercialisation of Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/arunasalam.htm\">Kataragama: God of War and Peace<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/otros.pueblos.htm\"><i>Otros Pueblos<\/i>: Spanish TV documentary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/oscar_nonis.htm\">Kataragama the Great Shrine of the South<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/tamil\/pathmanathan.htm\">\u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bcd  \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/tamil\/younger.tamil.htm\">\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/a>  <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/veerakesari15aug2007.htm\">\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b92\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/2007festival.htm\">Preparations for Kataragama Esala festival<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/2004il.perahera.gallery.htm\">2004 Perahera photo gallery<\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sansoni\/index.htm\"> Kataragama Photo Gallery by Dominic Sansoni <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/god-for-all-seasons.htm\">Kataragama Skanda: A God for All Seasons<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/annadanam.htm\">Annadanam from Kailasa to Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/war-god.under.seige.htm\">&#8220;War-god under Siege&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/dakshinamurti.htm\">Sanat Kum\u0101ra and Kataragama P\u0101da Yatr\u0101 <\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/reuters-aug2003.htm\">God of War heals Sri Lankans after conflict<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/ga1922-kataragama-story.htm\">The Story of God Kataragama and Valli<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/murugans-circus.htm\">Murugan&#8217;s Circus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/valli-sweetheart.htm\">Valli, Murugan&#8217;s Sweetheart<\/a>  <a href=\"..\/news\/6th-day.htm\"> Sixth Day of Esala Festival <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/earthman2.htm\"> <i>Earthman<\/i>: from the 1967 novel by Maggi Lidchi <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/2003-sam.htm\">When Humanity Heeds an Inner Call<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/murugan-shaitan_showdown.htm\"> Murugan-Shaitan Showdown <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/talltale.htm\">Tall Tales and Deep Truths<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/link_language.htm\">Link Language is Common Sense<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/eclipse.htm\">Sri Lanka and the &#8220;Pizza-Effect&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/news\/servant.htm\">Kataragama&#8217;s untiring servant<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sages\/ramana_sam.htm\">&#8220;How the Guru called me&#8221;<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/leave-alone.htm\">&#8220;Leave Kataragama alone!:<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/kataragama_christianity.htm\">Kataragama and Christianity<\/a> <h3>Temples<\/h3>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/docs\/fernando-intro.htm\">Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya<\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sacred\/koneswaram.htm\">Tiru Koneswaram<\/a> \n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/okanda.htm\">Okanda Malai <\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/nallur-kumaran.htm\">Nallur Kandaswami <\/a> \n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/research\/neelakandan.htm\">Selva Sannidhi <\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/news\/colombo.adi.vel.festival.htm\">Colombo&#8217;s Adi Vel Festival<\/a> \n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/mandur.htm\">Mandur <\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/sittandi.htm\">Sitthandi <\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/verugal.htm\">Verugal<\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/tantamalai.htm\">Thanthamalai <\/a> \n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/tirukkovil.htm\">Tirukkovil<\/a> \n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/kalladi.htm\">Kalladi Tiruchendur Muruga <\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/centers\/sivasubramania.swami.kovil.htm\">Sivasubramania Swami Kovil, Colombo-2<\/a>  \n<\/li><\/ul>\n \n<h3>Historical Accounts<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"..\/research\/mahasammata-rajakariya.htm\">The Origin of Ruhunu Mah\u0101 Kataragama Dev\u0101laya<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"..\/research\/history-is-whose-story.htm\">Kataragama in Sri Lankan History<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/davy.htm\">1819 account of Dr John Davy <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/covington.htm\">Kataragama in 1873<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/ticket-system1911.htm\">1911: Colonial Period &#8216;Ticket System&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/worship_of_muruka.htm\">1924 article by Sir Ponnambulam Arunachalam<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/ameresekere.htm\">1931 article by H.E. Ameresekere<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/paranavithana.htm\">1933 article by Prof. S. Paranavithana<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/asangananda.htm\">1935 article by Swami Asangananda<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/chandrasoma1940.htm\">1940 Esala Festival<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/sundaytimes_early.days2010.htm\">Hazards of Kataragama in the 1940s<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/docs\/wirz_yantra.htm\">1954 account of Paul Wirz<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/docs\/raghavan.htm\">Early 1960&#8217;s account of M.D. Raghavan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/centers\/thambiah-madam.htm\">History of Thambiah Madam established 1925<\/a> <h3>Sacred Space<\/h3><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/cosmography.htm\">Sacred Geography of Kataragama<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sacred\/index.htm\"> Map: Sacred sites of Lanka <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/labyrinth.htm\"> Lord of the Labyrinth <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/cosmography_downtheages.htm\"> Cosmography of Lanka Down the Ages <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/kailasa.htm\"> Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Space in the cult of Skanda-Kumara<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/wisdom_or_folly.htm\">&#8216;Development&#8217; of Kataragama: Wisdom or Folly?<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/centers\/sanctuary.htm\"> Kataragama Eco-Cultural Sanctuary <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/centers\/kgama_zop.htm\"> Kataragama as a Zone of Peace <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/mahadevale_plan.htm\"> Kataragama Maha Devale ground plan <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/map_1.htm\"> Map of Kataragama Sacred City <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/map_2.htm\"> Survey Department map: shrines of Kataragama <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/old-kgama980.htm\">Old Indian print of Kataragama<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/gateways.htm\"> Sri Lanka: Gateway to Other Worlds? <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/beggar_menace.htm\"> &#8220;Beggar Menace&#8221; in Kataragama? <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/kaliyuga.htm\"> Kali Yuga comes to Kataragama <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/theo-1.htm\"> Theo&#8217;s Adventures in Alternative Lanka <\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sivakalki.htm\">Swami Siva-Kalki and Ravana&#8217;s <i>swayambhu lingam<\/i> <\/a> <h3>Research Articles<\/h3><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/index.htm\">Index of Kataragama research articles<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/dionysus.htm\"> Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/kailasa.htm\"> Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Space <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/bechert.htm\"> &#8220;Skandakumara &amp; Kataragama&#8221; by Heinz Bechert<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/seneviratne.htm\">The Cult of Kataragama by Maureen Seneviratne<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/heritage.htm\">Kataragama&#8217;s Metaphysical Heritage<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/krishnapillai.htm\"> Vel Worship in Sri Lanka <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/pathmanathan.htm\"> Skanda-Murukan: Guardian of Lanka <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/shanmugalingam.htm\"> Skanda-Murukan cult in Eastern Lanka <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/shanmugalingam-2001.htm\"> Kataragama Cult in Sri Lanka <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/younger.htm\"> Lord Kataragama&#8217;s Two Wives <\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/research\/dream_research.htm\">Dream Yoga: Did the Buddha visit Lanka?<\/a>\n<h3>Lions of Lanka series<\/h3><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/sages.htm\">Sages of Kataragama<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/palkudi_bawa.htm\"> Pal Kudi Bawa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/kadaiswami-tamil.htm\">\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/kadaiswa.htm\"> Kadai Swami of Jaffna <\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/chellappa.htm\"> Chellappa Swami<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/sages\/chellappa_kularatnam.htm\"> Chellappa Swami of Nallur <\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sages\/yogaswami_sam.htm\">Yogaswami of Jaffna: Image-breaker <\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sages\/yogaswam.htm\">Homage to Yogaswami<\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sages\/yogaswami.htm\">Sage Yoga Swami<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/primordial_tradition.htm\">Ananda K. Coomaraswamy<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/sages\/gauribala_sam.htm\">German Swami Gauribala<\/a>\n<h3>Bhakti Centers<\/h3>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/index.htm\">Directory of centers<\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/kaeleken.htm\">Kataragama Devotees Trust<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"..\/centers\/thambiah-madam.htm\">Thambiah Madam, Kataragama<\/a> \n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/centers\/gurukulam.htm\">Tirunavakkarasu Nayanar Gurukulam<\/a> \n<h3>Resources and Related Sites<\/h3> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/site_map.htm\">Kataragama.org site map<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/resthouses.htm\">Kataragama&#8217;s Resthouses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/screensavers.htm\">FREE screensavers<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/news\/index.htm\">Index of Kataragama news articles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/nelson.htm\">Kataragama journalist Nelson Piyaratne<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/http:\/\/padayatra.org\/\">PadaYatra.org <\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/links.htm\"><b>Murugan Bhakti Network<\/b><\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/other_links.htm\">Other pages about Kataragama <\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/http:\/\/www.murugan.org\/\"><b>Murugan.org Murugan Bhakti<\/b><\/a>\n<h3>Videos, Books, CDs &amp; TV documentaries<\/h3>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/video\/index.htm\">Kataragama Video resources<\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/research\/kg_bibliography.htm\">Kataragama: A Bibliography<\/a> <\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/news\/discovery.htm\">Discovery Channel discovers Kataragama<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"..\/research\/bellamy_kataragama.htm\">Bellamy TV series explores Kataragama<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/http:\/\/murugan.org\/skanda_pubs.htm\">Books about Skanda-Murugan<\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/trad_pubs.htm\">Voices of Timeless Tradition <\/a>\n<\/li><li> <a href=\"..\/unanimous_tradition.htm\"><i>The Unanimous Tradition<\/i><\/a> \n\n\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody><tr bgcolor=\"#ff0000\" valign=\"middle\">\n<td colspan=\"2\"><font size=\"+1\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana,Helvetica,Arial\" size=\"-1\"><b><div align=\"center\">Traditions of Kataragama Interview Series<\/div><\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#000000\" width=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><font face=\"Helvetica,Arial\" size=\"-1\">\n\u2022 <a href=\"..\/news\/soratha-interview.htm\">Interview with Ven. 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