Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil

Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil is a Hindu temple in Kokuvil Centre West, Nallur Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province. Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil is situated nearby to the school Kokkuvil Hindu College, as well as near Maniyarpathy Hindu Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kokkuvil Hindu College and Nallur Kandaswamy 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 200 metres east of Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil.

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 3 km southeast of Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil.

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 Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokkuvil and Inuvil.

Kokkuvil

Village

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

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.

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. Suthumalai is situated 2½ km northwest of Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil.

Manjavanapathy Murugan Kovil

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

9.69675° or 9° 41′ 48″ north

Longitude

80.01273° or 80° 0′ 46″ east

Open location code

6MX2M2W7+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 588770827

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=temple

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Notable Places Nearby

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