Yutha Kovil
Yutha Kovil is a church in Ariyalai Centre South, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Yutha Kovil is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Sri Naga Kanagambigai Aalayam, as well as near Philadelphia Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Hindu temple
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The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Murugan 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. Nallur Kandaswamy temple is situated 3½ km northwest of Yutha Kovil.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 4 km west of Yutha Kovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Jaffna.
Nallur
Town
Nallur is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. Nallur is situated 3½ km northwest of Yutha Kovil.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 6 km northwest of Yutha Kovil.
Yutha Kovil
- Type: Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Ariyalai Centre South, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.65721° or 9° 39′ 26″ northLongitude
80.05722° or 80° 3′ 26″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M344+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3455663312OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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