Nallur Kandaswamy temple

Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
Entrance to the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictJaffna District
ProvinceNorthern
DeityMurugan
Location
LocationNallur
CountrySri Lanka
Nallur Kandaswamy temple is located in Sri Lanka
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Location in Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates9°40′28″N 80°01′45″E / 9.6745°N 80.0293°E / 9.6745; 80.0293
Architecture
TypeTamil architecture
Creator'Don Juan' Ragunatha Maapaana Mudaliyar
CompletedFounded in 948 ad reconstructed in 1734.[1]
Elevation8.42 m (28 ft)
Website
http://nallurkanthan.com/
House of temple car, where temple car preserves or rests during non-function.

The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Tamil: நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில் Sinhala: නල්ලුරුව ස්කන්ධ කුමාර කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.[2] The presiding deity is Murugan (Kartikeya) in the form of the divine spear vel in the sanctum, the primary shrine, and in other forms, namely, Shanmugar, Muthukumaraswami, Valli Kanthar with consorts Valli and Deivayanai, and Dandayuddhapani, sans consorts in secondary shrines in the temple.[3]

  1. ^ "BodhiRaja Foundation – News about Buddhism".
  2. ^ Notes, Sri Lanka Travel. "Nallur Kovil, Jaffna". www.srilankatravelnotes.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna, Sri Lanka". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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