Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil

Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil is a Hindu temple in Thirunelvely Centre North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil is situated nearby to the marketplace Thirunelvely Market, as well as near the Hindu temple Paththirakali Amman Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna Public Library.

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 1½ km south of Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil.

Jaffna Public Library

Library

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jaffna Public Library is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is one of Jaffna's landmarks, and is run by the Jaffna Municipal Council. The library was built in 1933 and is Sri Lanka's second main public Library, only rivalled by Colombo Public Library During the early 1980s, it was one of the biggest libraries in Asia, containing over 97,000 books and manuscripts. Jaffna Public Library is situated 3½ km southwest of Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil.

Jaffna Teaching Hospital

Hospital

Jaffna Teaching Hospital is a government hospital in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is the leading hospital in the Northern Province and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in Colombo. Jaffna Teaching Hospital is situated 3 km southwest of Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nallur and Kokkuvil.

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.

Kokkuvil

Village

Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna.

Inuvil

Village

Photo: T.kiresan, Public domain.

Inuvil is a town in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, about 5 miles north of the city of Jaffna. It is located on the Jaffna-Kangesanthurai road. This road divides the town into two parts East Inuvil and West Inuvil. Inuvil is situated 3½ km northwest of Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil.

Pallangkinattup Pillayar Kovil

Type: Hindu temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Thirunelvely Centre North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.68893° or 9° 41′ 20″ north

Longitude

80.03158° or 80° 1′ 54″ east

Open location code

6MX2M2QJ+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3540550436

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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