Kasagala could reach travelling a distance of 09km from the Ranna Junction along the Ranna-Weeraketiya Road.
It was accept that the temple is a creation of King Kavantissa. The place known as ‘Kasagala’ in the historic past was mention in the inscription discover dating to the period from 2nd c. BC to 2nd c. AD. AD. According to the Chronocles King Dappula of Rohana had renovated it in 659.
King Vijayabahu I ( 1055-1110AD) was say to had add new features to the temple. King Kirti Sri Rajasingha (1747 – 1780 AD) had donated temporalities and a gilt Buddha image to the temple and had conducted a pagent as a tribute to Lord Buddha’s Tooth Relic. The temple was adorn with paintings depicting the style of the maritime provinces of the Kandyan era.
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