page_title: Halpe Pattini Devalaya
section_title: Devalaya
hierarchical_section_title: Halpe Pattini Devalaya / Devalaya
caption_attribution_description: English: Halpe Pattini Devalaya at Ella, Sri Lanka.
context_page_description: Halpe Pattini Devalaya is an ancient Devalaya, situated in Ella Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka. It lies on Badulla – Bandarawela main road, approximately 3 km away from the Ella town. The shrine is dedicated to Sinhalese goddess Pattini who is worshiped by both Buddhists and Hindu devotees. The devalaya has been formally recognised by the government as an archaeological protected monument. The designation was declared on 22 November 2002 under the government Gazette number 1264.
context_section_description: The devalaya premises consists of Maligava (Shrine room), Sinhasana Mandiraya (Chamber of Throne), Bhodhigara, kitchen and ruins of an ancient Buddhist temple. The all of these structures have been enclosed by a parapet. The Maligawa of the devalaya is the main shrine room and is a two storied building has been constructed using timber columns and clay walls. The walls of upper floor is made up of timber panels and could be accessed by a wooden ladder. The ground floor has an inner chamber where a sandalwood statue of Goddess Pattini has been placed. The entrance to the inner chamber is adorned with sculptured Makara Thorana (Dragon's Arch), with images of two door keepers.
  The front of the Maligawa is attached to a corridor and the roof of it has been supported on carved timber columns with lotus bracket-capitals. The carvings and murals those adorn the devalaya depict typical Kandyan tradition, which evidence that this shrine was constructed during the Kandyan era.
caption: The building is supported on stone columns.
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