Saiva · Puttalam, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Munneswaram Temple, Chilaw
முன்னேஸ்வரம் கோயில்
Munneswarar (Sivan) with the Kali temple beside it
NavagrahaGeneralHealth
The temple in short
- Deity
- Munneswarar (Sivan) with the Kali temple beside it
- Where
- Puttalam, North Western Province, Sri Lanka · 7.58N 79.83E
- Usual hours
- 6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Suriyan Sani
- Visited for
- One of the five ancient Iswarams of the island, where Rama is said to have worshipped to be free of the killing of Ravana. The Munneswaram festival in Aadi is its season.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Seetha Amman Temple, Nuwara Eliya 129.1 km · Vaishnava
- Ketheeswaram Temple, Mannar 156 km · Saiva
- Koneswaram Temple, Trincomalee 190.9 km · Saiva
- Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram 198.2 km · Saiva
- Kataragama Kanda Swamy Devalaya 209.9 km · Murugan
- Thiruchendur Subramanya Swamy Temple 213.7 km · Murugan
Add what you know
Been to this temple? The things that change — whether the hours on this page were right, whether the sannidhi was open, how long the queue was on a Saturday — are exactly what no printed source keeps current, and what the next person travelling here needs.
- Were the hours right when you went?
- Is anything on this page wrong or out of date?
- A photograph of the gopuram, the tank, or the notice board
A contribution carries a name, so a reader knows whose account it came from. That is why it needs an account, and it is the only reason.
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.