Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple ( ta, வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில், translit=Vaṇṇārpaṇṇai Vaittīsvaraṉ Kōyil) is a
Hindu temple in
Vannarpannai
Vannarpannai ( ta, வண்ணார்பண்ணை) is a notable suburb within the Jaffna town municipality in the northern Jaffna District in Sri Lanka. It is home to many cultural institutions that are important for the Saiva revivalism o ...
,
Jaffna in northern
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 ...
. It was built by Vaithilingam Chettiar a business man during the
Dutch colonial period. The temple was declared an
archaeological protected monument in December 2011.
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Hindu temples in Jaffna District
Religious buildings and structures in Jaffna
Siva temples in Sri Lanka
Archaeological protected monuments in Jaffna District
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