Natha Devale, Kandy
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The Natha Devale is located on the terrace in front of the Palace complex and is supposed to have been in existence even before the Tooth Relic was brought to Kandy. In the days of the Kandyan kingdom, this shrine is said have played an important role in the establishment of the royalty. The king was given his royal name at this shrine. The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, being worshipped as a curer of diseases, the tradition of distributing herbal preparations on New Year day was conducted here until recent times. In the annual procession, the Natha Devale procession takes the pride of place among the Devale processions and follows just behind the Dalada Perahara.
Visnu Devale - Kandy The Maha Devale , the shrine of Visnu is located to the north of the Natha Devale in the inner complex of the palace. God Visnu,one of the Hindu Triad, is considered a sober divinity who was committed to the protection of Buddhism from the beginning.
