Niyamgamdora Rajamaja Viharaya and Pattini Devalaya (නියම්ගම්දොර රජමහා විහාරය හා පත්තිනි දේවාලය)

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Although the origin of the Niyamgamdora Pattini Devalaya is unknown, it is believed that the Devalaya was built during the Kandyan Era.

Based on the ‘Kothmale Purawurtha’ written by P. B. Kehelgamuwe in 1935, according to legend, the Pattin Devi appeared in a dream of an old woman in the area and told her that the Pattini Devi’s foot bracelets were hidden in a bush nearby and asked her to clean and purify herself, pick up the bracelets and to build a kovil at the site.

The next day the old woman did as requested and found the beautiful anklet and worshiped it. As she was bringing the hands together, the anklet floated onto her hand. 

She immediately built a temporary hut at the very place and kept the anklet to be worshipped. The villagers found that a period of good fortune fell upon them after the appearance of the anklets ( Pattini Salamba), which converted the kovil to a Pattini Devalaya dedicated to the goddess Pattini herself.

The Pattini Devalaya Building, Aluthnuwara Devalaya Building and the Bodhi Prakara Wall (of the Niyamgamdora Rajamaha Viharaya)  have been named as protected monuments by the Department of Archaeology.

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Route from Kandy to Niyamgamdora Rajamaja Viharaya

Through : Gampola – Ulapone – Kotmale
Distance :60 km
Travel time : 1.45 mins
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