Murugan Kovil
Murugan Kovil is a Hindu temple in Thirunelvely Centre North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Murugan Kovil is situated nearby to the police station Kopai, as well as near the Hindu temple Pillayar Kovil.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
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 2 km southwest of Murugan 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 4 km southwest of Murugan Kovil.
Kokkuvil Hindu College
School
Kokuvil Hindu College is a provincial school in Kokkuvil, Sri Lanka. During colonial times, Christianity had a great influence on people and education was in the hands of Missionaries. Kokkuvil Hindu College is situated 3 km west of Murugan 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. Kokkuvil is situated 2½ km northwest of Murugan Kovil.
Ariyalai
Town
Photo: உமாபதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ariyalai is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The suburb is divided into eight village officer divisions whose combined population was 10,750 at the 2012 census. Ariyalai is situated 3½ km south of Murugan Kovil.
Murugan 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
9.68918° or 9° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
80.03918° or 80° 2′ 21″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M2QQ+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3540555729OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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