Kaduwela Perahera - Nwagamuwa Dewalaya 2018

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Kaduwela Perahera - Nwagamuwa Dewalaya 2018

Verifiable historical evidence about the Devalaya emerge during the Kotte period.[5][3][4] The area was then known as Hewagam Korale, according to Rajaveliya.[3] Excavations around the Devale from time to time unearthed building materials, wells, Dutch coins and iron implements of the Middle Ages. North of the old Devalaya at what was known as the old landing place, coins used during the Dutch period in Ceylon, 1554–1765, have been found.[3] Significant events took place during Kotte Period[5][4]

Inauguration of Hewagam Korale by King Rajasinha I of Sitawaka as a gratitude to the soldiers of Hewagama who fought with him against the Portuguese in Battle of Mulleriyawa.
Godagama Sannasa mentions about the gift of oil presented to Nawagamuwa Pattini Perahera by the King Buwanekabahu V (1521–1580)
King Mayadunne of Sitawaka (1521–1580) had stopped at the Nawagamuwa Pattini Devale to make a vow before he went to war with the Portuguese in the Colombo Fort.
Portuguese records reveal that, in 1550, the king of Portugal sent 600 troops to help Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte. They clashed with King Mayadunne at Nawagamuwa.
In 1576, the Portuguese records says that they made a military establishment on the place after destroying the Devalaya.
King Mayadunne recaptured the lost land and rebuilt the Devalaya.
The Captain of the Colombo Fort, again destroyed the Devalaya and leaving a pile of ruins.

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