Around 13 km from the Kandy city, a Buddhist temple dates from the 14th
century is situated in "Arathtana". It is decorated by wooden columns
richly carved with animals, dancers, and wrestlers.
Gardener of the flower garden in Embekke of Queen Henakanda Bissobandara
tried to remove a "Kaduru" tree from the garden. When he cut it a
stream of blood began to flow from the tree. After knowing the miracle,
drummer perform the rituals there as he was ordered to do by the god.
He built a small temple called the "Embekke Devalaya".After some days
the king Wickramabahu in Senkadagala era, ordered to build a three story
building there and gave land, queens' jewelry and elephants as
gifts. Since then the temple of Embekka is worshipped by people.Today,
the drummers' relatives perform rituals
in Embekke.
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