Pillayar Kovil

Pillayar Kovil is a Hindu temple in Murugapuri, Trincomalee Divisional Secretariat, Eastern Province. Pillayar Kovil is situated nearby to the church Pastoral Centre, as well as near the park Jinna Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trincomalee railway station and Fort Fredrick.

Trincomalee railway station

Railway station

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Trincomalee railway station is a railway station in the city of Trincomalee in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is the eastern terminus of the Trincomalee Line which links Trincomalee District with the capital Colombo. Trincomalee railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Pillayar Kovil.

Fort Fredrick

Fort

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Fort Fredrick, also known as Trincomalee Fort or Fort of Triquillimale, is a fort built by the Portuguese at Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, completed in 1624 CE, built on Swami Rock-Konamamalai from the debris of the world-famous ancient Hindu Koneswaram temple. Fort Fredrick is situated 3 km southeast of Pillayar Kovil.

Orr’s Hill Vivekananda School

School

Orr's Hill Vivekananda College is a provincial school in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Orr’s Hill Vivekananda School is situated 2 km south of Pillayar Kovil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trincomalee and Nilaveli.

Trincomalee

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Trincomalee is a city in northeastern Sri Lanka. Trinco is emerging as a tourist destination thanks to its incredible history and beaches, especially those just north of town.

Nilaveli

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nilaveli is a coastal resort town and suburb of the Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka located 16 km northwest of the city of Trincomalee. A historically popular Tamil village and tourist destination of the district alongside the nearby Uppuveli, the numbers of visitors declined following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Sri Lankan Civil War, but have risen again since 2010.

Pillayar Kovil

Type: Hindu temple
Address: Uppuveli
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Murugapuri, Trincomalee Divisional Secretariat, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

8.59749° or 8° 35′ 51″ north

Longitude

81.22012° or 81° 13′ 12″ east

Open location code

6MW3H6WC+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4248172743

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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