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  2. Nallur Kandaswamy temple - Wikipedia

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    House of temple car, where temple car preserves or rests during non-function. The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Tamil: நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில், romanized: Nallūr kantacuvāmi kōvil Sinhala: නල්ලුරුව ස්කන්ධ කුමාර කෝවිල, romanized: nalluruva skandha kumāra kōvila) is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur ...

  3. Nallur, Jaffna - Wikipedia

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    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.

  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. List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Ruins of the Jaffna kingdom - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. List of Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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  8. Sengunthar - Wikipedia

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    In the flag hoisting ceremony at Sri Lanka Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Sengunthar families who were military heroes in old Jaffna Kingdom have rights to bring out the temple flag and carry the flag at the ceremony of Sura Samharam battle. During the flag ceremony day, the houses of Sengunthars are beautifully decorated with curtains with the ...

  9. Nallur Sundara Varadharaja Perumal Temple - Wikipedia

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    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]