A village in South Ceylon. In the reign of Queen Kalyánavatí (1202 8), the regent, Ayasmanta, sent the Adhíkárin Deva to the village, where a vihára was erected (Cv.lxxx.38) by him.
Later, Parakkamabáhu IV. built the Parakkamabáhu pásáda attached to the vihára and gave for its maintenance the village of Sáligiri (Cv.xc.96).