Name: Seenigama Sri Devol Maha Devalaya
Address: A2, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 912 277 287

Seenigama Sri Devol Maha Devalaya is a place of worship, located at A2, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 912 277 287 for more detailed information.

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Rinsly Niroshan

04 March 2019

Sacred place!
Photos were taken during worship rituals of Goddess.
Indika Shantha Kumara

29 January 2019

Boat trip to seenigama
Gayan Dushmantha

15 December 2018

Love to visit. But only saw in road edge
Saman Ajanthe

13 November 2018

Before the voyaging started and catholic community spread over the area this place was the most sacred to the local fisherman. Even Today the Buddhist fishing community of the southern coastline of Sri Lanka consider the Load Devol as their spiritual helper of nature and the sea. They believe that Lord Devol protects the ships boats and also the life of each. So they make offerings before every fishing sail they make.
this place is no Hindu temple But 100% ancient Buddhist sacred place.
Nalin Madushanka Dayarathna

16 September 2018

Located in south coast of SriLanka. Once a year they have ceremony called as Perahera and this time it was held for the 51 st time. It's included of all traditional dancing and events. As it is located in a area of tourist attractions it is very famous among the local and foreign travelers. If you wish to travel this area during ceremonies you better choose different traffic routes and if you wish to participate better be there early and find a better location as your convenience. It's a good place to visit those who believe in Hinduism.
Nadeeshan Thabrew

27 May 2018

Seenigama is a small village on the south-west coast on the main Colombo-Matara road way. Located just before Hikkaduwa. The Seenigama Devalaya (shrine) is on a small island short way from the beach.

The Seenigama Devalaya dedicated to the Devol Deviyo, or God Devol, is a popular destination for people coming from all parts of the country make offering at the shrine. Devol is a local god, who protect the fisherman and their boats and from more recently buses and lorries. According to a research article by E.J. Brill

“The mythology around Devol one sees his magical power too. He is a son of the king Rajasinghe of the town Kudupura, as the myth tells. The king banishes him together with six of his brothers because of their dissolute behavior. The seven brothers in vain try to land from their ship at different places in Sri Lanka. At last they are shipwrecked near Seenigama. With the help of the god Sakra and a raft they reach the coast safely. However the goddess Pattini, who was in charge of that area then, puts seven ‘mountains’ of fire in front of them.(2) The brothers throw their ornaments into the fire, trying to change fire into water in order to help at least Devol survive. Pattini allows him to stay. It is unclear what happened to the six brothers. Devol receives the consent of Pattini – the god Skanda helped him with that to ask offerings from the people in exchange for healing sick people at seven places: Seenigama, Unawatuna, Udulgapitiya (Dodanduwa), Weeragoda, Gintota, Ambalangoda and Panadura. The Weeragoda myth is also an illustration of Devol’s magical power.

Weeragoda is about 6 miles from Seenigama. Devol goes there to live at the house of his concubine. Every morning he walks to Seenigama and comes back with rice, fish and a few coconuts. The woman wonders how he manages to do this. They have a son. When he is old enough, she asks him to follow his father and find out what is going on. The boy tells her after coming back, that his father is making rice from beach sand and fish with his walking-stick and gets coconuts by commanding a few coconut trees in Seenigama to bend down to him.

Devol sees this as a betrayal of his secret, flies into a rage, kills his son and departs. He leaves his walking stick behind, which grows into an imposing and very rare tree for that country…………..”

The people who make “Bara” or “Puja” (offerings) worship the god at the beach. There is also coin boxes at the road for the convenience of the traveler who wants a make a quick offering. But the popularity of Seenigama Devalaya is due to a more sinister reason. Devol Deviyo (like Suniyam Deviyo and Gatabaru Deviyo) is highly capable of placing curses on adversaries and people all over the country are drawn to Seenigama Devalaya for this reason. The people who place curses do this at the small island away from the main land. In general people tell what kind of injustice someone has done to them and that they therefore request the god to invoke a punishment on them. This is done through grinding chilies on a special stone on the island while the curse is made.
Thushara Krishantha

19 April 2018

Historically old place. At the moment knowns as devol devala which is very famous among locals for praying blessings punishing people, even this is a one place one god but peoples ya e many believes about devol god. Same as this god is good for blessing people and also will punish anyone who will be bad and doing unnecessarily wrong things. Important place for locals.
Thanura Hashantha

15 April 2018

This place is famous for kaali devi and lots of people coming to this place to say them problems and troubles.
ViShWa Vishwathan

06 April 2018

Wonderful and beautiful place to see some cultural activities
Anuruddha Eakanayake

06 April 2018

The place where incide sea eas beautiful one.
Chamod Sandeepa

21 January 2018

One of the best religious place in down south Its dedicating devol god
Chamith Lakmal

17 January 2018

Sacred place built honor to god devol.better place to relax the mind.everyday have "deva poooja".easy to reach this holy place.Nice sea view can experience.
Nirmal Vithana Pathirana

14 January 2018

They have good administration. Even your contribution for pujawa also get documented. Even they have CCTV.
Sasanka Weragoda

26 December 2017

Great religious place. Dedicated to Dewol Gods.
Rohan Jayendra

06 November 2017

Very famous in southern SRI LANKA and highly maintaining the place.
Chamalshaan Rathnappuli

06 October 2017

One of the Perfect palces to visit with out a doubt
Mihiri Seneviratne

01 October 2017

Have visited with guests. Nice to see from the land.
Lasitha De Chickera

02 September 2017

Fishermen believe the god named 'Devol deviya' protect them at sea and make success their life. Therefore people in this area venerate to Devol deviya
Ravindu Hettiarachchi

27 August 2017

A very nice and special place in southourn community. A 2 hour long huge perahera procession is organised in every august/september and it's an attractive religious and cultural event to see. The entire program is having few night processions and day processions of Devol perahera throughout a week period.
Dushantha Udayapriya

03 July 2017

Nice view,one side land one side sea.
Darshana Wimalasena

18 May 2017

This Devol is very famous in Sri Lankan people who have belief on gods. It is located on galle road.
Harsha Wijewardhana

12 April 2017

Very famous place near the gall road beside the southern sea of people on the way to katharagama. There is a kovil bit far from the land. Unfortunately no one connote access.
TSSEPP CEAI

10 April 2017

It is very deautifull
Dushan Maduranga

07 April 2017

Superb place.