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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.
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
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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 ...
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