Experts' Choice Award Kataragama Temple
What the experts agree on
Kataragama Devale's striking painted gateway and ornately columned Drummers' Hall dominate the streetscape, anchoring a temple complex with colossal deity statues and an archaeological museum of Hindu and Buddhist artifacts.
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This archaeological museum inside the complex has a collection of Hindu and Buddhist religious items, as well as huge fibreglass replicas of statues from around Sri Lanka" Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"About 7km south of Chilaw, this roadside Hindu shrine has building-sized statues of Vishnu and Hanuman." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Kataragama Devale is part of a group of temples...the centrepiece of the site is a striking dig-ge (Drummers' Hall before the temple) bristling with ornately sculpted columns." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The brightly painted tower gateway of the Kataragama Devale demands attention amid the bustle on Kotugodelle Vidiya." Full review
