Okanda
Okanda
ඔකඳ | ||
|---|---|---|
Country Sri Lanka | | |
| Province | Eastern | |
| District | Ampara | |
Okanda (
Pada Yatra voyage to Kataragama temple in the Southern part of the island.[1]
Etymology
Okanda is a corruption of the verb Ukantai meaning "to sit", for at this holy site Lord Murugan and others 'sat down' (ukantār) and rested.
References
- ^ Harrigan, Patrick. "Ukanta Malai Velâyudha Swâmi Shrine, Okanda". Retrieved 2 September 2011.