Nallur Kandaswamy temple

The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Tamil: நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில் Sinhala: නල්ලුරුව ස්කන්ධ කුමාර කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. 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.

Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
Entrance to the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictJaffna District
ProvinceNorthern
DeityMurugan
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Location in Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates9°40′28.82″N 80°1′46.61″E
Architecture
TypeTamil architecture
Creator'Don Juan' Ragunatha Maapaana Mudaliyar
CompletedFounded in 948 ad reconstructed in 1734.
Website
http://nallurkanthan.com/
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