Kaduwela Rankadu Paththini Devalaya The Day Perahera 2023 - Water Cutting Ceremony perahara

The Day Perahera - Grandeur of a procession
Place of worship nearby Kaduwela Sri Rankadu Paththini Devalaya

When we talk about the grandeur of a procession, also known as a Perahera, we ask how many elephants were in the procession because it determines the beauty and grandeur of the procession. But it would be surprising to hear or see a procession of cattle instead of elephants. This special procession with sixty or seventy cattle can be seen at the Navagamuwa Siddha Pattini Devalaya Perahera. This procession, which is also called the ‘Gonpita Perahera’ is held for three days.

The Siddha Pattini Devalaya Perahera in Navagamuwa begins with the Kumbal Perahera, which only lasts a day. Thereafter another procession is held for three days. Cattle or elephants are not allowed on the procession and this procession is held only within the premises of Devalaya. The Gonpita Perahera is held for another three days thereafter. It is known as the Gonpita Randoli Perahera and takes to the streets.

The Gonpita Perahera which starts from the main entrance of the Navagamuwa Rajamaha Viharaya, enters the Vihara Mawatha via Sri Sumanatissa Mawatha, enters the road behind the Devalaya and returns to the Rajamaha Vihara. After the Gonpita Perahera, the procession with the elephants begins. The last Randoli Perahera with these elephants is second only to the Kandy Dalada Perahera. However, the uniqueness of the Siddha Pattini Devalaya Perahera in Navagamuwa is expressed in the Gonpita Perahera. It is not wrong to call the Siddha Pattini Devalaya in Navagamuwa the only place in Sri Lanka where such a procession is held.
According to legends, Goddess Pattini aspires to become the next Buddha. However, some call her “Sath Pattini” and “Dolos Pattini” and the beginning of the Navagamuwa historical Pattini Maha Devalaya dates back to 114-113 AD.

It is a well-known legend that King Gajabahu I, who ruled Sri Lanka at that time, brought the anklets of Goddess Pattini with him on his return journey to Ceylon in return for the 12,000 people who were taken captive to Soli (South India) during the reign of his father, King Vankanashikatissa. .

On the way to the palace, he rested with the visitors at the Kelani River ferry in front of the present location of the Pattini Devalaya. Before resting, he had placed the anklets on a high place and when he went to retrieve it, the king saw that there were seven huge cobras guarding around the anklet after which he left them in the same place and made a cover with clay.

That little cover is the beginning of the Pattini Devalaya, and at that time this area was a beautiful forested area.#kaduwela

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