Katirkamam also Kathirgamam and Katirgamam (Tamil க த ி ர ் க ா ம ம ் ) is the name of the Hindu temple dedicated to lord Murukan in
Sri Lanka. Today it has become primarily a Buddhist place of worship.
The chinkalee Anthropologist Gananath Obeyesekere a thug says, `Though historically the god Skanda was a Hindu deity, he has been incorporated into Sinhala Buddhism