Murugan · Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
மாவிட்டபுரம் கந்தசுவாமி கோயில்
Kandaswamy (Murugan) with Valli and Deivanai, near the Keerimalai spring
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The temple in short
- Deity
- Kandaswamy (Murugan) with Valli and Deivanai, near the Keerimalai spring
- Where
- Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka · 9.80N 80.04E
- 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
- Sevvai
- Visited for
- Founded, its sthala purana says, by a Chola princess who came to bathe at Keerimalai; rebuilt after the war. The Aadi festival with the ther is its season.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Naguleswaram Temple, Keerimalai 4.9 km · Saiva
- Selva Sannathi Murugan Temple, Thondaimanaru 9.9 km · Murugan
- Nallur Kandaswamy Temple 13.4 km · Murugan
- Nagapooshani Amman Temple, Nainativu 35.7 km · Sakta (Amman)
- Vedaranyeswarar Temple, Vedaranyam 67.8 km · Saiva
- Ketheeswaram Temple, Mannar 92.1 km · Saiva
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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.