Considering its importance in historical, architectural and anthropological facets, the Archaeological Department has declared the Devalaya as an protected monument in the country.

[1][2] Nawagamuwa also inherits archeological sites that dates back to BC period as per archaeological research conducted in the area.

[3] The king built the Devalaya enshrining the Pattini anklet at a place where he stopped to rest on his return to Anuradapuara.

[3] Significant events took place during Kotte Period[5][4] The major festival of the Nawagamuwa Pattini devalaya is the ‘Gonpita Perahera’ held in August each year.

The restoration includes, wood-work using the exact type of Jak trees (that yielded honey-sweet fruits) used by original builders, in addition to copper sheet roofing and granite flooring.