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# Kataragama Travel Guide

## Uva Province

![Kirivehara (Kiri Vehera) shrine at Kataragama, Sri Lanka](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6141216/ae4768cd-45f1-4d08-b739-2deeda70e763.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Kirivehara (Kiri Vehera) shrine at Kataragama, Sri Lanka](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6141216/ae4768cd-45f1-4d08-b739-2deeda70e763.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![This photo was taken several months ago while driving from Kataragama town to Yala National Park, early in the morning. It's always a fresh feeling to see the sunrise over the paddy fields which is a common scenery in Sri Lankan villages. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6141216/cfb94969-f3c7-41c4-bc65-88d659fbe117.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Sithulpawwa rock is situated in the southern part of Sri Lanka. One of the famous Buddhist monasteries. This is fully surrounded by Yala National Park. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/691013935570894848/36a17fb6-a883-43f1-b9a5-71fc3181bd20.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

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Yala Np, Sri Lanka ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6141216/31a455d5-2eb3-4bb2-9405-31ee21e63867.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

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