PADA YATHRA : Foot Pilgrimage from Jaffna to Kataragama | Explore SL

The traditional two months long Pada Yathra is a foot pilgrimage done by Hindu Devotees from Jaffna to Katharagma. They represent the rural voice of Sri Lanka. The traditional foot march starts from Jaffna and ends at Katharagama , far South of Sri Lanka. Starting from the island's far north and ending up to two months and several hundred kilometers later at the Kataragama shrine in the remote southeastern jungle, the Kataragama Pāda Yātra tradition has played a major role in propagating and perpetuating traditions of Kataragama throughout Sri Lanka and South India.

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