On the Tissa-Kataragama main road, go to Kataragama after passing the Gammuda junction and turn around 100m and you will find this beautiful mountain. There are many legends and historical information about the Elder Mountain. The elder mountain got its name because Kandasamy (Kataragama Devidudu) lived there. During the Sura Asura War, the divine Velayudha brought from her body by Parvati, the mother of Skanda Kumara to defeat the Asuras, was buried in the Hema Koota, or Mount of Elders. It was located quite far from Sella Kataragama. Kataragama was located at a distance of three miles from Mount Elder.
According to the ruins of a temple that emerges on the Elder Mountain, information is revealed that there used to be a temple there. Sages have meditated here in the company of mountains. In this way, the Elder Mountain is a great place, and the mystical power that exists here is attributed to it. Jeeps are used to climb the Elder Mountain, but to experience the real beauty here, you have to climb the steps and walk on foot.