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Kataragama (Sinhala: කතරගම, romanized: Kataragama , Tamil: கதிர்காமம், romanized: Katirkrāmam) is a pilgrimage town sacred to Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to worship. The town has the Kataragama temple, a shrine dedicated to Skanda Kumara also known as Kataragama deviyo. Kataragama is located in the Monaragala District of Uva province, Sri Lanka. It is 228 km (142 mi) southeast of Colombo. Although Kataragama was a small village in medieval times, today it is a fast-developing township surrounded by jungle in the southeastern region of Sri Lanka.

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  • Kataragama (it)
  • Kataragama (en)
  • カタラガマ (スリランカ) (ja)
  • Kataragama (pt)
  • Катарагама (ru)
  • Kataragama (sv)
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  • カタラガマ(シンハラ語: කතරගම, タミル語: கதிர்காமம், 英語: Kataragama)は、スリランカのウバ州モナラーガラ県にある仏教徒、ヒンドゥー教徒、ヴェッダ人の巡礼地。南インドからも巡礼者が訪れる。地名の由来ともなったヒンドゥー教の神スカンダをまつるカタラガマ神殿がある。中世には小さな村であったカタラガマは現在、スリランカ南東部で急速に発展し続けている。 キリ・ヴィハーラ寺院にある仏塔がランドマークとなっている。この仏塔は紀元前6世紀に地元のマハセーナ王によって造られたとされている。紀元前から数多くの歴史に登場する場所であり、かつてはルフナ王国の都であった時期もある。1950年代以降政府による開発が行われ、公共交通、医療福祉、ビジネス、観光施設などが充実して行った。近隣にはヤーラ国立公園もある。 (ja)
  • Kataragama även Katharagama, och Katirkamam (tamil கதிர்காமம், singalesiska කතරගම) är en stad i Sri Lanka och en populär regional vallfartsort för buddhister, hinduer, muslimer och inhemska vedda samhällen från Sri Lanka och södra Indien. Intill staden finns Yala nationalpark. (sv)
  • Kataragama, Katharagama, Katirkamam (Língua tâmil கதிர்காமம்) é uma área regional muito popular de peregrinação para o Hinduísmo, Budismo, Islamismo e do povo indígena Wanniyala-Aetto (ou Vedda) do Sri Lanka e do sul da Índia, onde o deus ou Karttikeya é a maior divindade. (pt)
  • Kataragama (Sinhala: කතරගම, romanized: Kataragama , Tamil: கதிர்காமம், romanized: Katirkrāmam) is a pilgrimage town sacred to Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to worship. The town has the Kataragama temple, a shrine dedicated to Skanda Kumara also known as Kataragama deviyo. Kataragama is located in the Monaragala District of Uva province, Sri Lanka. It is 228 km (142 mi) southeast of Colombo. Although Kataragama was a small village in medieval times, today it is a fast-developing township surrounded by jungle in the southeastern region of Sri Lanka. (en)
  • Kataragama (singalese: කතරගම, Kataragama; Tamil: கதிர்காமம், Katirkāmam) è una città sacra di pellegrinaggio per buddisti, indù, musulmani e indigeni Vedda dello Sri Lanka. Sono numerose le persone provenienti dall'India del Sud che ci vanno per motivi religiosi. (it)
  • Катарагама, Катхарагама или Катиркамам (там. கதிர்காமம்) — город, популярное место паломничества индусов, буддистов, мусульман Шри-Ланки и Южной Индии, где бог Муруган является главным божеством. Сейчас это быстро развивающийся городок, окруженный джунглями на самом юге Шри-Ланки. Но в средневековые времена это была просто маленькая деревня. Катарагама находится в 228 км от Коломбо. (ru)
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  • Kataragama (en)
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