Ketheeswaram temple
Ketheeswaram temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Mannar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Overlooking the ancient Tamil port towns of Manthai and Kudiramalai, the temple has lain in ruins, been restored, renovated and enlarged by various royals and devotees throughout its history.- Type: Hindu temple
- Description: ancient hindu temple
- Also known as: “Thirukethees- waram Temple” and “Thiruketheeswaram Temple”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mannar and Vankalai.
Mannar
Photo: Arepticous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mannar is a town and district in the Northern province of Sri Lanka. Tourists come here to catch a glimpse of the greater flamingoes during the bird migration season.
Vankalai
Village
Vankalai or Vangalai or Vangkaalai is a predominantly fishing and farming village situated in Mannar District of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It lies along the Naanaattan Road with the sea on its west connecting to the Indian Ocean. Vankalai is situated 8 km southwest of Ketheeswaram temple.
Ketheeswaram temple
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Thiruketheeswaram, Mannar Town, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.95782° or 8° 57′ 28″ northLongitude
79.96224° or 79° 57′ 44″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6JWXXX56+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 480240162OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
11073568Wikidata ID
Q6395391
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Telugu—“Ketheeswaram temple” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ketheeswaram-templet”
- Norwegian: “Ketheeswaram-templet”
- Sinhala: “තිරුකේතීශ්වරම්”
- Tamil: “திருக்கேதீசுவரம்”
- Tamil: “திருக்கேதீச்சரம்”
- Tamil: “திருக்கேதீஸ்வரம்”
- Telugu: “కేతీశ్వరం దేవాలయం”
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