Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Hindu temple in Nallur, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Tamil: நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில் Sinhala: නල්ලුරුව ස්කන්ධ කුමාර කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.[2] The presiding deity is Murugan (Kartikeya) 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.[3]
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Nallur Kandaswamy Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Jaffna District |
Province | Northern |
Deity | Murugan |
Location | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Geographic coordinates | 9°40′28.82″N 80°1′46.61″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Tamil architecture |
Creator | 'Don Juan' Ragunatha Maapaana Mudaliyar |
Completed | Founded in 948 ad reconstructed in 1734.[1] |
Website | |
http://nallurkanthan.com/ |
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