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mosque were laid to rest on the southern side of the mosque with the date Hijri 715. It claims
Hituwangala to be "Kai Adi Malai" (palm print rock), as the saint is said to have placed his palm print in sandalwood paste. While present structures were built in the 20th century, Arabic inscriptions and a Dervish tombstone suggest the shrine's ancient Muslim use.
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