Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...

Tellippalai Tellippalai or Thellippalai ( ta, தெல்லிப்பழை Tellippaḻai

divisional secretariat. It is near the Palali airport,

Kankesanthurai Kankesanthurai (, , lit. ''Port Kankesan''), colloquially known as KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort hub of the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Formerly an electoral district, Kankesanthurai is home to the Kankesan ...

harbour and

Keerimalai Keerimalai ( ta, கீரிமலை kīrimalai) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Naguleswaram temple is located in this suburb also a mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs reputed for its curative properties. In Tamil Keeri ...

coast which is famous for the Naguleswaram Shiva temple. So, it is a centre point and well connected to the

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...

town by transport services before the late 1980s.

History of the name

''Ma'' means horse; ''vidda'' means removed; and ''puram'' is holy city. Maviddapuram is the holy city where the horse face of the

Chola The Chola dynasty was a Tamils, Tamil thalassocratic Tamil Dynasties, empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated ...

Princess Maruthapuraveegavalli changed to a human face when she prayed to Lord Naguleswara of

Keerimalai Keerimalai ( ta, கீரிமலை kīrimalai) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Naguleswaram temple is located in this suburb also a mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs reputed for its curative properties. In Tamil Keeri ...

and took bath in the holy theertha (water) of the temple with the advice of the Saint Nagula. This is the place where the famous

Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple ( ta, மாவிட்டபுரம் கந்தசாமி கோவில்) is a Hindu temple in Maviddapuram in northern Sri Lanka. History According to legend Maviddapuram has had a Hindu shrine for ...

is found. The statue of the God

Muruga Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

is presented by the above the Chola princess, making it in her own country. The old name of the place is Kovil Kadavai, which was changed into Maviddapuram after the above event.

Agriculture and Industries

Before 1990, Maviddapuram had a cement factory which was one of the major producers of cement in Sri Lanka. It also had aluminum-container producing factory. The soil is red so it is suited to the cultivation of beetles, mangoes and jack fruits. This place is not a producer of rice.

Transport

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Maviddapuram railway station Maviddapuram railway station ( ta, மாவிட்டபுரம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் ''Māviṭṭapuram toṭaruntu nilaiyam'', si, මාවිදපුරම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is ...

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