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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Ketheeswaram Temple, Mannar

Saiva · Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Ketheeswaram Temple, Mannar

கேதீஸ்வரம் கோயில்

Ketheeswarar (Sivan), the sthalam read for Ketu

Rahu and KetuGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Ketheeswarar (Sivan), the sthalam read for Ketu
Where
Northern Province, Sri Lanka · 8.98N 79.92E
Usual hours
6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Ketu
Visited for
One of the five Iswarams, at the old port of Manthai, with the Palavi theertham. Maha Sivaratri and the Aadi festival are its days.
Kept for Ketu, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
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Where it is

Ketheeswaram Temple, Mannar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.