"Tarakajith"

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19 April 2020

Vedcitiknd Worship Place at the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Worshippers walk along the grounds of the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Worshippers at the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Worshippers walk along the grounds of the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Tamil Hindu man carries a flaming coconut while offering prayers at the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

View of the surrounding landscape seen from the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

View of the surrounding landscape seen from the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Chilies and limes (to ward off evil spirits and protect from the evil eye) hanging at a shop near the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Religious items with the images of Hindu deities at the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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19 April 2020

Woman holding a basket with religious items with she is selling. Chilies and limes (to ward off evil spirits and protect from the evil eye) hanging underneath near the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on June 9, 2017. The temple is located on a hilltop and is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. In spite of the differences of caste and creed, many Sri Lankans show great reverence to God Kataragama. They honor him as a very powerful deity and beg divine help to overcome their personal problems and believe that God Kataragama exists and is vested with extraordinary power to assist those who appeal to him with faith and devotion in times of distress or calamity.

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