Matale Muthumariyamman Temple, Hindu temple in Matale District, Sri Lanka.

Matale Muthumariyamman Temple is a Hindu temple in the centre of Matale, 27 km from Kandy. Its main northern gateway is topped by the Raja Koburum, a 32.9 m gopuram carrying 1008 statues of Hindu deities carved by the South Indian sculptor Nagalingam and his son Ramanathan with about 100 designers, painters and architects from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.

The land was part of a paddy field gifted by its owner in 1852, and the present temple was built in 1874 with funding from the Nattukkottai Chettiar. Its first Kumbhabhishekham was held in 1960. The temple was severely damaged in the anti-Tamil riots of July 1983 and later restored; the 32.9 m Raja Koburum was completed in 2007.

The name combines Tamil words: muthu (pearl), mari (rain) and amman (mother), for Mariamman, goddess of rain and fertility. Each year around February or March, five ornate chariots carry statues of Ganesha, Shiva, Mahadevi, Murugan and Chandeshvara Nayanar through Matale on Ther, the chariot ceremony held the day before Medin Poya.

The temple stands in the centre of Matale, about 27 km from Kandy, so it can be reached on foot from the town centre. The main northern gateway, the Vadakku Vaayil, lies beneath the 32.9 m Raja Koburum, which is the landmark to look for when approaching. Visitors remove footwear and dress modestly before entering.

The temple walls display hand-painted mythological scenes that local craftspeople regularly maintain and restore over time. These murals tell Hindu stories through traditional imagery that many visitors overlook while focusing on the main sculptures.