Pillaiyar Temple
Pillaiyar Temple is a Hindu temple in Kantharmadam North East, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Pillaiyar Temple is situated nearby to Yarl Hospital, as well as near Northern Central Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and Jaffna railway station.
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 1 km southeast of Pillaiyar Temple.
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 2 km south of Pillaiyar Temple.
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 2 km northwest of Pillaiyar Temple.
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.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
Pillaiyar Temple
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kantharmadam North East, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.68172° or 9° 40′ 54″ northLongitude
80.02465° or 80° 1′ 29″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M2JF+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 539023987OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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