The most important shrine, Maha Devale , features the lance of the six-faced, 12-armed Hindu war god, Murugan (Skanda), who is seen as identical to the Kataragama Deviyo. Followers make offerings at daily puja at 4.30am, 10.30am and 6.30pm (no 4.30am offering on Saturdays). Outside this shrine are two large boulders, against which pilgrims smash burning coconuts while muttering a prayer.
The Kirivehara dagoba and Sivam Kovil shrines are dedicated to the Buddha and Ganesh (the remover of obstacles and champion of intellectual pursuits) respectively; there is also a bodhi tree .
