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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 ...
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.
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.
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The old Nallur Kandaswamy temple functioned as a defensive fort with high walls. In general, the palace and the city was laid out like the traditional temple towns in South India. In general, the palace and the city was laid out like the traditional temple towns in South India.
Varadharaja Perumal Temple is a 500 year old vaishnavite temple at Nallur neighbourhood in Tiruvannamalai of Tamil Nadu state in India. [1] The presiding deity in this temple is Sundara Varadharaja Perumal and goddess is Sundaravalli Thaayaar. [2] Garudaallhvar is at the feet of the main deity in worshipping posture. [3]
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In 1820 Knight bought a mission house in Nallur to conduct regular services. [2] An old, dilapidated Dutch church next to the mission house was handed over to the mission by the government in 1823. [2] This church was the site of the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple before it was destroyed by the Portuguese.