Seenigama Perahera🙏

 The Seenigama Devala Perahera which is held for the Devol deity as well as other deities is magnificent. The procession will run for four consecutive days, two days during the day and two days at night. Many dance troupes from all over the conutry come to perform in the procession. The elephants are coming. The horses are coming. There are various fancy shops on both sides of the road. A beautiful pandal is also set up for people to see. The duration of the seenigama perahara is a festival season for the people of the area. 

My mother  , brother and I also go to see the procession for two days day and night. If possible go all four days. It was a wonderful experience. At the end of the devol perahara, the devol maduwa conducts a peace ceremony. It lasts until the next morning. There they also perform rituals such as stepping on fire. 

Seenigama devalaya is best known for its presence of a god who punishes wrong doing. That is why people come to the devala to grind chillies. 

Another specialty of seenigama devalaya is that it is located in the sea. According to my mother there used to be a road where you could walk. But due to the erosion of the sea, it is now in the sea. It is now known as the diyamba devalaya. It goes by boat. 

Due to this covid 19 disease the procession was not held for two years. We hope to be able to hold the perahara again next year...