Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil
Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil is a Hindu temple in Thirunelvely North East, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Sri Muththumari Amman Temple, as well as near Pillayar Kovil.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 2 km southwest of Kaddaipirai 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 4 km southwest of Kaddaipirai 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 3½ km southwest of Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nallur and Ariyalai.
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.
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 2½ km south of Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil.
Kokkuvil
Village
Kokuvil is a suburb in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. Kokkuvil is situated 3½ km northwest of Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil.
Kaddaipirai Amman Kovil
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Thirunelvely North East, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.68277° or 9° 40′ 58″ northLongitude
80.04674° or 80° 2′ 48″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M2MW+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3540556522OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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