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Vishnu Dewalya of Kandy Kingdom - මහනුවර විශ්ණු දේවාලය
හෙයියන්තුඩුවේ රාමා විෂ්ණු දේවාලයේ දේවාභරණ වැඩම වීම
The Temple is located on the side of and little outside the Royal Palace enclosure which houses the Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic. The temple forms the part of larger complex of Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic. Visitors need not have to pay entrance fee to visit this temple. The temple has its own enclosure. It is an old temple dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu. However, the pilgrims visiting the Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic, first visit this temple as a ritual, displaying a great harmony between the two religions. The temple has been built using locally available material and does not stand out for artistic beauty. Never the less, it is a beautiful temple with a serene atmosphere.
A must visit place in Kandy. On to the North-West of the palace, in front of the “Natha Devale“ is the “Vishnu Devalya” popularly a the “Maha Devale”. This is one of the Hatara Devale in the Kandy, the other three being the Natha, Kataragama and Patini. These four Devalayas have a long association with the Royal Palace ( Maha Vasala) and the Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) and has been venerated by Buddhists and Hindus alike from the inception.
Different historical documents have called this deity and the Devale by different names. Robert Knox, the English Prisoner has called the deity in this devale “Aluth Nuwara Deiyo”. According to legend the “Aluth Nuwara Deviyo” was brought to Aluth Nuwara in Kegalle District from Devinuwara in Matara. This deity was called “Upulvan Deiyo” (deity with a colour of a lotus). Later this deity in Aluth Nuwara was known as “Vishnu”. The 15th century “Paravi Sandeshaya”, a poetical work describes the deity at Devinuwara, Matara as a destroyer of Asura. Thus it can believed that this same deity is also “Rama” of the great Indian Epic “Ramayana”. Interestingly “Ehelapola Varnanawa”, a poetical work done in the 19th century calls this shrine at Kandy, “The Rama Devale”. It is also interesting to note that this devale has had in possesion a cloth painting depicting the Battle of Rama and Rawana.
“According to Mahavansa, The great chronicle of Sri Lanka, It was “Upulvan Deiyo” thus Vishnu that was selected as the guardian to protect the land of Sri Lanka and Buddhism within it at the time of Buddha’s passing away.
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