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Kalutara town. To the north of Kalutara, Vaskaduwa Salagama was a powerful territory and after attacking the Kalutara Karawa people, the Karawa caste started a silent cold war when they saw that the exit doors to the Karawa people were blocked from Kalamulla and Waskaduwa. By the Salagama community of "Susewhewa", a very violent community group In 1621 AD, Pratigalun broke down the temple of Kalutara Gangathilaka and started the construction of Kalutara Fort. Baby Jesus Cathedral After the construction of Domingo Cathedral Waskaduwa(After the baptism of the Salagama group of "Susevhewage", a fierce group) the entire Kalutara area became Catholic. The use of Catholic surnames became popular because of baptism. It is said that he was adopted (Tombu of Susevhewa descendants) At this time, Kalutara port emerged as a headquarters of the cinnamon trade, and Susevhewa's(The mother part of Waskaduwe Sri Subhuthi Thero) descendants and the Seram (Saram Mudali) descendants were like flag giants who took the initiative in all activities of Kalutara society. (Wolfendahl Street) Catholic and Protestant Christians. Conflicts were a common sight in Kalutara during the Dutch period and it developed into a sub-caste conflict of the same caste (conflicts between the upper sub-castes of Salagama caste and Hinna). At the Kalutara Report Office.
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Yodunpahe or Pasyodune was cultivated by King Maha Parakumba between Kalutara and Bentara. Kalutara is mentioned again during the journey of King Parakumba II, who came to worship at Benthota Galapata temple during the Dambadeni period, when the Rajarata kingdoms began to expand to the southwest. During the Gampaha period, the Arya Chakravarthi kings of the Tamil kingdom of Jaffna passed Panadura and took the people to Kalutara. (Rajavaliya). Gampala And in the epic poems written during the Kotte eras, there are precious comments about Kalutara and the temple located there (Gangathilaka Viharaya-Kalutara Bodhi). In each of these epic poems, it is mentioned that the location of Kalutara is right in the middle of Pothupitiya and Kalamulla villages.
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1117:Anuradhapura
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1408:Talawakelle
1393:Point Pedro
1373:Minuwangoda
1318:Kadugannawa
1239:Ambalangoda
1232:Trincomalee
1199:Bandarawela
807:through to
787:through to
636:Attractions
489:Demographic
414:James Welsh
412:(1799), by
388:Mangosteens
222: /
1473:Categories
1388:Peliyagoda
1363:Maharagama
1328:Kattankudy
1214:Hambantota
1174:Batticaloa
1142:Kurunegala
943:References
827:Galle Road
801:A2 highway
756:, Kalutara
747:, Kalutara
741:, Kalutara
735:, Kalutara
539:Population
422:Kalu Ganga
384:Kalu Ganga
294:Population
271:Government
210:79°57′37″E
76:newspapers
65:"Kalutara"
1437:Wattegama
1353:Kolonnawa
1303:Hikkaduwa
1249:Balangoda
1132:Ratnapura
1054:Sri Lanka
809:Wellawaya
705:Education
666:Sri Maha
550:Sinhalese
495:Sinhalese
464:Kachcheri
398:Etymology
364:களுத்துறை
330:Time zone
320:159,697 (
207:6°35′13″N
151:களுத்துறை
1479:Kalutara
1442:Weligama
1427:Vavuniya
1417:Tangalle
1398:Puttalam
1383:Panadura
1323:Kalutara
1289:Haputale
1254:Beruwala
1209:Dambulla
1169:Kalmunai
1159:Moratuwa
1149:Kaduwela
881:See also
692:Buddhist
392:Malaysia
348:Kalutara
335:UTC+5:30
305:37,081 (
248:District
236:Province
188:Kalutara
137:Kalutara
1457:also a
1432:Wattala
1412:Lindula
1348:Kinniya
1343:Kesbewa
1338:Kegalle
1298:Dickoya
1284:Gampola
1184:Gampaha
1164:Negombo
1137:Badulla
1069:Colombo
785:Colombo
781:Coastal
626:Source:
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565:Muslims
555:
544:Percent
519:English
499:Muslims
449:නින්දගම
408:Caltura
380:Colombo
352:Sinhala
90:scholar
1368:Mannar
1313:Ja-Ela
1308:Horana
1294:Hatton
1279:Eravur
1269:Chilaw
1244:Ampara
1189:Matale
1179:Matara
1127:Jaffna
989:
966:14 May
813:Matara
789:Matara
695:temple
668:Bodiya
660:Buddha
646:dagoba
609:Others
574:29.10%
559:70.85%
515:Burger
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1454:Note:
1122:Galle
1112:Kandy
805:Galle
690:is a
650:Stupa
617:0.07%
604:0.20%
589:0.50%
511:Malay
360:Tamil
356:කළුතර
316:Metro
301:Urban
143:කළුතර
97:JSTOR
83:books
987:ISBN
968:2021
811:via
795:Road
775:Rail
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162:City
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