Paanankulam Amman Kovil
Paanankulam Amman Kovil is a Hindu temple in Nallur South, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Paanankulam Amman Kovil is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Panangkulam Nachchi Amman, as well as near Saint Benedict’s 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
Photo: Thivagaranp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 770 metres northwest of Paanankulam Amman Kovil.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
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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 2 km southwest of Paanankulam Amman Kovil.
Jaffna railway station
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Jaffna railway station is a railway station in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is one of the busiest in the country, linking the north with the capital Colombo. Jaffna railway station is situated 1½ km west of Paanankulam Amman 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.
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 3½ km northwest of Paanankulam Amman Kovil.
Paanankulam Amman Kovil
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nallur South, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.66929° or 9° 40′ 10″ northLongitude
80.03416° or 80° 2′ 3″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M29M+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3528782335OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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