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The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower, raising to a height of 70 ft (21 m) and 200 ft (61 m) wide. The temple covers an area of 4 acres (16,000 m 2). [5] The sanctum of the temple is approached through a 24 pillared hall near the gateway tower. The temple tank is located outside the temple.
The third temple was destroyed in 1624 AD by the Portuguese, who built several churches over its ruins. The site of the original temple is now occupied by St. James Church, Nallur. Although part of the original temple's Sivalingam survived, it was destroyed during the Sri Lankan civil war and only the platform on which it was mounted remains.
The Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple is situated in the center of the town. There is a large temple tank in the vicinity of the temple. Thiruporur is located on Old Mahabalipuram Road and is flanked by Kelambakkam on one side and Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate on the other side, both of which are also on Old Mahabalipuram Road.
Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Nallur is also famous for being the historical capital of the old Jaffna Kingdom and birthplace of renowned philosopher and theologian, Arumuka Navalar .
The area covered by the temple is about eight acres. [5] The temple tank is 'Saravana Poigai' and the Sthala Viruksham (tree) is Magizham tree. According to the stone inscriptions [5] in the temple, the moolavar vigraham (main idol) of Murugan in this temple was discovered [7] and brought from a tank bund near Thiru porur Shri Kandha Swāmi ...
Sri Subramanyar Temple at the Batu Caves in Malaysia is dedicated to Murugan, who is depicted in a 42.7-meter-high statue at the entrance, one of the largest Murugan statues in the world. [147] [148] There are some other temples in Malaysia such as Balathandayuthapani Temple and Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple, Marathandavar Temple and Kandaswamy ...
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Maviddapuram Kandaswamy temple. Before 1990, Maviddapuram had a cement factory which was one of the major producers of cement in Sri Lanka. [citation needed]