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  2. Kandaswami Temple, Georgetown - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of Hindu temples destroyed in Sri Lanka during colonial ...

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    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.

  5. Thiruporur - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Hindu pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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    A view of Pashupatinath Temple Bindhyabasini Temple, Pokhara, Nepal Ambikeshwari Temple is a Shaktipeetha which is supposed to have emerged due to the falling of right ear of Satidevi according to the Swasthani Purana. Barahachhetra; Janakpurdham; Muktinath; Pashupatinath Temple; Changu Narayan Temple; Buddhanilkantha; Krishna Temple of Patan ...

  7. Kanthaswamy temple, Cheyyur - Wikipedia

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    Kanthaswamy Temple in Cheyyur, in Chengalpattu district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple was constructed during the Cholas during the 10th century. Murugan is worshipped as Kanthaswamy along with his consorts Valli and Deivasena.

  8. List of Hindu temples in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Guruvayurappan Temple of Brampton (GTOB) [5] - Shri Krishna Temple; Bharat Mata Mandir. [6] Shri Gauri Shankar Mandir. [7] Shiva Ganesh Mandir. [8] Shiv Shakti Gyaan Cultural Sabha. Jagannath Temple. [9] Bhavani Shankar Mandir & Cultural Centre. [10] Sri Ganesha Durga Hindu Temple. [11] Sri Sivasubramaniya Hindu Temple. Sri Katpaga Vinayagar ...

  9. Nallur, Jaffna - Wikipedia

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    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 .