Halpe Pattini Devalaya

Halpe Pattini Devalaya
හල්පේ පත්තිනි දේවාලය
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictBadulla
ProvinceUva Province
DeityPattini
Location
LocationHalpe, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates06°53′24.1″N 81°02′29.3″E / 6.890028°N 81.041472°E / 6.890028; 81.041472
Architecture
TypeDevalaya

Halpe Pattini Devalaya is an ancient Devalaya, situated in Ella Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka. It lies on BadullaBandarawela main road, approximately 3 km (1.86 mi) away from the Ella town. The shrine is dedicated to Sinhalese goddess Pattini who is worshiped by both Buddhists and Hindu devotees. The devalaya has been formally recognised by the government as an archaeological protected monument. The designation was declared on 22 November 2002 under the government Gazette number 1264.[2]

  1. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.
  2. ^ "Protected Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 26 November 2016.