God Skanda's Okanda Devalaya
Situated on the Kumana Panama jungle path Okanda Devalaya is believed to be the location God Skanda first sailed into Sri Lanka in a golden boat.
Thousands of devotees from Sri Lanka and other parts of the world visit this temple daily. Kataragama deviyo is identified with God Skanda of Hindu tradition, who is called as Murugan by the Tamil people.
Okanda Devalaya. Kumana ,Sri Lanka
Situated on the Kumana Panama road close to Kumana National Park entrance Okanda Devalaya is believed to be the location God Skanda first sailed into Sri Lanka in a golden boat. The boat, which was turned into a rock, still stands on the Okanda beach known to all as the ‘Ran Oru Gala’.Held in reverence by many without the difference of a religion. A refuge to many mischievous monkeys and a few stags ..
Day 25 Okanda to Patanangala (Yala)
Okanda To Kataragama On Foot-20150717
Walk to Kataragama through Kumana and Yala National Parks (Paadha Yathra)- 85kms
Padha Yathra is a Pilgrimage where Hindus go to worship their God Kataragama. Hindus have been doing this for more than 50 years now which lately even tourists and other locals have been doing, not just as a pilgrim but as an adventurous trek through two main National parks of Sri Lanka.
The significance of this adventurous trek is that, during the other times of the year, these two National parks are prohibited to walk or to get down from safari vehicles. And in Yala National Park, out of its 3 zones, only the zone no. 01 is allowed for safaris. but during this padha yathra season, zone no. 01 and 02 are opened for the pilgrims to walk through and even to camp inside.
We did the trek for almost 4 days, starting from the Okandha Hindu temple near Kumana National Park entrance, we reached our 1st destination of Kumbukkana end of the day trekking for 23km. Kumbukkana is a riverside joint with the cold breeze of kumbukkan oya.
Next day we treked for 18kms up to ling thuna (3 wells) where there are 3 natural wells are situated in the middle of the jungle(Yala zone 02).
3rd day was a long trek through the jungle for almost 28 kms up to the Warahana bridge in Yala. it is the bridge which connects the zones 01 and 02 of Yala national park. That night was unforgettable with the memories of wild elephant and bear attacks which we had to run from, deathly crocodiles watching us sleeping by the river bank, which the Sri Lankan army and Wild Life officers took control of the situation.
Next day was the last day of our trek, where we walked up to the Katagamuwa entrance of Yala National Park (8kms).
It is an unforgettable journey filled with wild animals and wild experiences.
Kumana national park, temple කුමන දේවාලය
Okada murugan temple is situated at near kumana national park and not much far from sandy beach. every year during the Katharagama season thousand of peoples pilgrims visit this temple. Around the area is forest and lot of wild animals are living, elephants, dears, wild pig, crocodile, buffalo, etc...
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