Kiri Vehera is quiet popular among Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and indigenous Veddha
communities of Sri Lanka even to South Indians. The specialty here is that there is a Ruhunu
Maha Katharagama Devalaya which is a shrine dedicated to Katharagama deity which is also
known as Skanda-Murukan by the 15th century.
Kataragama temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a temple complex dedicated to Buddhist
guardian deity Kataragama deviyo and Hindu War God Murugan. It is one of the few
religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and the
Vedda people.