Pidaary Amman Temple

Pidaary Amman Temple is a Hindu temple in Kokuvil West, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Pidaary Amman Temple is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Annaiccoattai Kannagai Amman, as well as near Naavalady Gnanavairavar Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kokkuvil Hindu College and Jaffna Public Library.

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 1¼ km east of Pidaary Amman Temple.

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 4 km south of Pidaary Amman Temple.

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 4 km southeast of Pidaary Amman Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokkuvil and Suthumalai.

Kokkuvil

Village

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

Suthumalai

Village

Suthumalai is a village located in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two Village officer division, and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census.

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 3 km northeast of Pidaary Amman Temple.

Pidaary Amman Temple

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

9.69676° or 9° 41′ 48″ north

Longitude

80.00249° or 80° 0′ 9″ east

Open location code

6MX2M2W2+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 456332745

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Annaiccoattai Kannagai Amman and Naavalady Gnanavairavar Temple.

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