Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple

Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple
Temple entrance
Location in central Jaffna
Geography
Coordinates 09°40′17.50″N 80°00′36.90″E / 9.6715278°N 80.0102500°E / 9.6715278; 80.0102500Coordinates: 09°40′17.50″N 80°00′36.90″E / 9.6715278°N 80.0102500°E / 9.6715278; 80.0102500
Country Sri Lanka
State Northern Province
District Jaffna District
Locale Vannarpannai
Culture
Sanctum Shiva
Architecture
Architecture Dravidian architecture

Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில், translit. Vaṇṇārpaṇṇai Vaittīsvaraṉ Kōyil) is a Hindu temple in Vannarpannai, Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. It was built by a business man during the Dutch colonial period.[1] The temple was declared an archaeological protected monument in December 2011.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, W. Robert. Jaffna 1980. The Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Jaffna College. p. 165.
  2. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1739: 1093. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.


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