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agama from Jaffna to Katar aka y. In By-R.D.V.T Rathnay nually in May-June-Jul a an ou tne y s a country which has pr es en t t i m e thi s j is old reas of history which moves across large a than thousands la East more unspoiled land in the Ya huge Ya t r a year Sri Lnaka has a Na tio na l Pa rk. Th e k ground. This a two multicuitural bac crosses the park over und gro multi culutural back week period. of cultures, mprised with lot co The piligrims make the terrain igions which add tarditions, rel long trek through hard Lankan aking uniqueness to Sri through thick jungle, bre over the world. ces on identitiy all journey at resting pla bukkan out the year in Sri Through the banks of the Kum see lot of bilitta Lanka we can Oya, and at Punchi Ke ities tiv more cultural and religious ac and Babure. Annualy . this taken place for days n 2000 pilgrims take ns tha d the A m on g th e tr ad itio journey for two weeks an i Lanka is that taken place in Sr speciality in this journey nh a la a Pada Ythra" is "Katharagam bo th H i n du a n d Si to this the cultural activities one of pilgriims participate Sri Lanka over is has taken place in religious activity. Th is a tra igious centuries. The Pada Ya become an important rel heritage, ms. symbol of our living tivity with the Hidu Pilgri nal ac itio of and moreover is a trad From ancient times lot where came teaching instrument, Hindu pilgrimage s who rims become the ed to the elder pilg from South India us ellers. o storyt ipate this in order t fro m Ja ffn a , partic Pi lgr im s ' who worship the 'God Skanda lee, Batticaloa and Trincoma powerful h e i r is considered as a avuniya make t V th the god in Hindunism. But wi 'Pada traditional journey or lot of les on change of the time Yatra' of more than 75 mi me to to Bu dd h is t als o be ca fo o t th r ou gh P an a ma and in e this belive the God Skanda Katharagama. They tak ey also Esala order to worship him th journey to attend the y. So on July participated in this journe festival in Kataragama Yathra m the with that this Pada 1 set off this week fro The utural became a multic Okanda Devale. is for traditional Pada Yatra religious activity. on foot pilgrimage two months
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