matale hindu temple

Muthumariamman Temple (Tamil: முத்து மாரியம்மன் கோவில்) or Arulmigu Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil is an ancient Hindu temple in Matale, Sri Lanka.

Matale Temple

“Muthu” means pearl, “Mari” rain and “Amman” means mother.

The temple is dedicated to Mariamman, the goddess of rain and fertility.

This temple is used by both Hindus and Buddhists.

It is a magnificent colorful temple, with tall towers, intricate carvings and realistic statues of deities and goddesses.

The temple area was originally part of a rice paddy, with a small statue under a tree, visited by the Hindus of Matale.

The temple was built in 1874 by Nagalingam, his son Ramanath and around 100 Tamil Nadu designers, painters and architects, and financed by Nattukkottai Chettiar.

Matale

It contains 1008 statues of Hindu gods and a beautifully decorated, 108-foot tall Gopuram (tower) called Raja Koburam.

This Buddhist and Hindu temple was immensely damaged during the anti-Tamil riots of July 1983, but was immediately restored.

The Muthumariamman temple has five decorated chariots representing several Hindu deities.

Wagons parade through the city in a ceremony called Ther or Vettai Thiruvizha.

This ceremony takes place the day before Medin Poya, or Poya Say in March.
The magnificent colorful temple, with its tall towers, intricate carvings and realistic statues of deities and goddesses make it the pride of religion in Sri Lanka.

In addition to being religiously and culturally significant for the Sinhalese, the Muthumariamman temple of Matale is also a frequently visited tourist destination.

It contains 1008 statues of Hindu gods and a beautifully decorated, 108-foot tall Gopuram (tower) called Raja Koburam.
This Buddhist and Hindu temple was immensely damaged during the anti-Tamil riots of July 1983, but was immediately restored.

The Muthumariamman temple has five decorated chariots representing several Hindu deities.
Wagons parade through the city in a ceremony called Ther or Vettai Thiruvizha.

This ceremony takes place the day before Medin Poya, or Poya Say in March.
The magnificent colorful temple, with its tall towers, intricate carvings and realistic statues of deities and goddesses make it the pride of religion in Sri Lanka.
In addition to being religiously and culturally significant for the Sinhalese, the Muthumariamman temple of Matale is also a frequently visited tourist destination.

Sri Lanka is indeed the perfect place for children and for people who like animals and nature.

This country is incredibly green.

It is impossible not to find elephant herds on safari or even on the same road traveling.
It is also very easy to see leopards, macaques and other types of monkeys, giant squirrels, jackals, etc. etc

Furthermore, walking with children and adults through the Peradeniya Botanical Garden is a delight. Along with the giant trees and millions of plants, we will also find monkeys and other animals in this immense place.

We use all the available and easy-to-use technologies to stay in touch with our customers.

Besides the email, the most used method, we are always available by phone and WhatsApp.

It is also possible to communicate via Skype or FaceTime or any other application available to the customer, but only with prior appointment.

We pay a lot of attention in being able to communicate to the customer all the necessary information to offer all the tranquility to you even while you are on Tour.

Living and working in Kandy, facilitates access to privileged information to create new routes and itineraries to Sri Lanka.

This allows us to design exclusive and unique journeys, reaching some places that only we know.

This is why we receive an excellent score in everything related to the design of customised and on-demand trips.

Moreover, we pay a lot of attention to everything related to the management of the booking and assistance, always in English, Spanish and Italian, of your trip to Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, those who love exotic beaches, full of palm trees and coconut trees, offer beaches in the west of the country such as Bentota, Ambalangoda, Chilaw and Negambo.

You can also swim in the Indian Ocean in the east of the country on the beaches of Trincomalee, Pasikudah, Nilaveli …

If you like surfing you can practice at Arugam Bay, Weligama or Mirissa. 

And of course, we have the beaches of southern Sri Lanka such as Tangalle, Unawatuna, Galle, Ahangama, etc. etc

If you like cities, we have Kandy, Jaffna, Galle Fort and Colombo where you can walk and shop among the wonderful shops and restaurants.
In a nutshell, we have a country with a wide variety of climates, places, cultures, religions, etc. 
Where we will always find Sinhalese smiling and waiting for us with open arms.

Coming to Sri Lanka and not being surprised is absolutely impossible.