Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil
Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil is a Hindu temple in Nedunkulam, Jaffna, Northern Province. Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Columbothurai Muthumariyamman Kovil, as well as near Columbuthurai Muthumariyamman Kovil.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nallur Kandaswamy temple and St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Hindu temple
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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 3 km northwest of Nedunkulam Pillayar 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 3 km west of Nedunkulam Pillayar 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 west of Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ariyalai and Nallur.
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.
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. Nallur is situated 3 km northwest of Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil.
Navatkuli
Town
Navatkuli is a town in Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located about 6.5 km from Jaffna. Navatkuli consists of three grama niladhari divisions in the Thenmaradchi Divisional Secretariat: Navatkuli West, Navatkuli East, and Kaithady Navatkuli. Navatkuli is situated 4 km east of Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil.
Nedunkulam Pillayar Kovil
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nedunkulam, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.65378° or 9° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
80.04986° or 80° 2′ 60″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M23X+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 539030729OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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