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Month: December 2023

From Kataragama to the Land of Gods and Legends

Kataragama Mahadevale, the main shrine at Kataragama, Sri Lanka

Author Paul Wirz called this jungle site on the Menik Ganga ‘the holiest place in Ceylon.’ While God Skanda was out hunting, he met this beautiful jungle belle – a Veddah girl named Valli. Though he fell head over heels in love with her, Valli did not acknowledge his amorous advances.

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