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offerings at Kataragam devale

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Kataragama Festival

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Wella devalaya Esala festival in Unawatuna

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Wella Devalaya Esala festival in Unawatuna would be held in July 2007 starting from Sunday 29th Esala Full Moon day.
This annual festival brings hordes of people from the villages around Galle to the sleepy fisher village of Unawatuna when the whole atmosphere takes on a carnival spirit.
The commercialisation does not take away from the devotion and worshiping of the occation.
Dating back to hundreds of years its more traditionally and new Rice offering festival.
Even today the devotees bring and offer rice to be pounded and made in to a KIRI or curd like porriage more..

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Wella devalaya Esala festival in Unawatuna

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Wella Devalaya Esala festival in Unawatuna would be held in July 2007 starting from Sunday 29th Esala Full Moon day.
It will go on for one week.
A mini Perehara would be held on the first day by the children of the Dham pasala [Sunday school]., a more grandoise Perehara would be organized featuring Elephants, Dancers etc on a later day.
The festival ends with the offering of kIRI DANA to deities and devotees on the last day.

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