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The original kovil was located where St. James' Church, Nallur is located today. Part of the original Shivalingam of the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple was located in the Vicarage till 1995 when it was destroyed during the recapture of Jaffna by Sri Lanka armed forces and the platform where the shiva lingam was mounted on can still be seen in the ...
Nallur (Tamil: நல்லூர்; Sinhala: නල්ලූර්) is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. [ 1 ] Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple , one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus.
During this time, Nallur served as the capital of the Jaffna Kingdom and housed various courtly buildings, palaces and businesses. [1] 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.
Sri Gnanavairavar Perumal Temple, Thirunelveli North, Nallur; Sri Gnaneswarar Temple, Kondavil East, Nallur; Sri Gana Vyravar Temple, Nainativu; Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Nallur; Sri Kamalambikaisametha Kailasasamy Temple, Nallur; Sri Kathiramalai Sivan Temple, Chunnakam; Sri Mahaa Ganapathi Pillaiyaar Temple, Sithankerney, Valikamam West
An inscription dated to the fifteenth year of Raja Raja Chola makes a reference to "Panchavanmahadevi chaturvedimanagalam", which is another name for Nallur. There are also inscriptions by Later Chola kings and Hoysala monarchs. The inscriptions from the Chola kings record various gifts like land, sheep, cows, and oil to the temple ...
Saddanathar Kovil is a Hindu Temple and located in Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This is an ancient temple and built in Sangiliyan Kingdom . This article about a Hindu place of worship is a stub .
Sri Lankan Tamils, depending on where they live in Sri Lanka, may also additionally speak Sinhala and or English. According to the 2012 Census 32.8% or 614,169 Sri Lankan Tamils also spoke Sinhala and 20.9% or 390,676 Sri Lankan Tamils also spoke English.
Naguleswaram temple of Kankesanthurai was restored during the reign of Prince Vijaya of Vanga (543-505 BCE). One of the oldest shrines of the region, it is the northernmost shrine on the island of the Pancha Ishwarams of Lord Siva, venerated by Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus around the world from classical antiquity. [3]