Yutha Kovil
Yutha Kovil is a Hindu temple in Ariyalai Centre South, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Yutha Kovil is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Sri Naga Kanagambigai Aalayam, as well as near Philadelphia Church.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 3½ km northwest of Yutha 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 4 km west of Yutha Kovil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ariyalai and Navatkuli.
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.
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 3 km east of Yutha Kovil.
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 3½ km northwest of Yutha Kovil.
Yutha Kovil
- Type: Hindu temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Ariyalai Centre South, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.65731° or 9° 39′ 26″ northLongitude
80.05718° or 80° 3′ 26″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M344+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 582707694OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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