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The start of the 'Golden Period' in the history of Nallur Temple is recorded as post-1890, soon after the taking over the temple administration by Arumuga Maapaana Mudaliyar, the 7th Custodian. The first Bell tower was erected by him in 1899 and he made many improvements to the temple including the main Sanctum, renovating it using granite to ...
Ariyalai Sithivinayakar Temple or Sithivinayakar Kovil is an ancient temple located about 100 metres (330 ft) west of A9 Road, around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Jaffna Town. This was rehabilitated by Advocate Arulampalam circa 1918.
(Jaffna Palace ruins) Nallur: Nallur Rajathani: Nallur: 23 February 2007: Ancient Manthri palace [3] Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple: Maviddapuram: Maviddapuram South: Valikamam North: 30 December 2011 [6] Muthukumara Swamy Temple: Vathiri: Nelliady East: Vadamarachchi South West: 30 December 2011: Old pond, moat, well and other stone ruins [2 ...
The fall of Cankili II, the last of the ruling dynasty at the hands of a 5,000 men-strong Portuguese invaders inevitably meant the fall of the Jaffna throne. [ 6 ] Over the next 40 years, the Portuguese destroyed Hindu temples in the region, the royal repository of all literary output of the kingdom.
Buddha's visit to Nagadeepa. Detail from Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara. The site is known as the place where Lord Buddha came during his second visit to Sri Lanka, after five years of attaining Enlightenment, to intervene and mediate in settling a dispute between two Naga Kings, Chulodara and Mahodara over the possession of a gem-studded throne.
Rameswaram temple – Aryacakravarti kings claimed origin as Tamil Brahmin priests of Pasupata sect from this temple [8]. The Cekaracecekaramalai written during the Aryacakravarti rule in Jaffna asserts that the direct ancestors of the Kings belonged to a group of 512 Ariyar (a Brahmin priestly caste) of the Pasupata sect of the Rameswaram Hindu temple.
Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில், romanized ...
Mantri Manai or Manthiri Manai (pronounced [mən̪d̪ɪɾɪˑmənəj]; literally Abode of Minister) is a historic palace situated in Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is one of the archaeological protected monuments in Jaffna District and was listed by the Sri Lankan government in 2007. [2] The palace is associated with the Jaffna kingdom.