At that time Kataragama was an isolated village connected to other human habitations only by jungle paths. The chief ones of these were the track to Tissa and that to Buttala.
1940 Esala Festival in Kataragama
Kathirkāmam, the Abode of Skanda
Kathirkāmam, the Abode of Skanda by V.S. Krishnan and Patrick Harrigan Two devotees of Kataragama Skanda, V.S. Krishnan and Patrick Harrigan, teamed up to present this hybrid tribute to Kathirkāmam and its annual Ādi festival 21 July-4 August 2020. அருவமும்
Walking with the Lord
Kataragama God’s twelve-man Canopy For millennia, the elusive Kataragama god has been honoured in diverse ways by His devotees and servants. One of these traditions–that of the kudai or royal umbrella, flourished in the last century. I know, because I