Barathiyar’s Statue

Barathiyar’s Statue is a memorial in Nallur North, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Barathiyar’s Statue is situated nearby to the college Pehekam Sip Piyasa, as well as near the government office Jaffna Municipal Water Supply Division.

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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 390 metres east of Barathiyar’s Statue.

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 2 km south of Barathiyar’s Statue.

Jaffna railway station

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 1 km southwest of Barathiyar’s Statue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nallur and Jaffna.