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Kīrimalai
Keerimalai ( kīrimalai) is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Naguleswaram temple is located in this suburb. The mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs here is reputed for its curative properties. In Tamil, Keerimalai means "mongoose-hill"; see Naguleswaram temple. Keerimalai is situated 25 km north of Jaffna. Gallery See also * Casuarina Beach *Kantharodai *Nallur (Jaffna) *Naguleswaram temple * Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil *Nainativu *Neduntheevu * Nilavarai * Idikundu *Hinduism in Sri Lanka Hinduism is one of Sri Lanka's oldest religions. , Hindus made up 12.6% of the Sri Lankan population. They are almost exclusively Tamils, except for small immigrant communities from India and Pakistan (including the Sindhis, Telugus and ... References Towns in Jaffna District Valikamam North DS Division {{NorthernLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance. In some regions, towns are formally defined by legal charters or government designations, while in others, the term is used informally. Towns typically feature centralized services, infrastructure, and governance, such as municipal authorities, and serve as hubs for commerce, education, and cultural activities within their regions. The concept of a town varies culturally and legally. For example, in the United Kingdom, a town may historically derive its status from a market town designation or City status in the United Kingdom, royal charter, while in the United States, the term is often loosely applied to incorporated municipality, municipalities. In some countries, such as Australia and Canada, distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantharodai
Kandarodai (, , also known as ) is a small hamlet and archaeological site of Chunnakam town, a suburb in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The notable ancient Buddhist monastery referred to as Kadurugoda Vihara is situated in Kandarodai. Etymology According to Jaffna tradition was this place initially known as ''Kadiramalai''. According to C. Rasanayagam is the Sinhalese name'' Kadurugoḍa'' derived from ''Kadiragoda'', which is according to him derived from Kadiramalai, substituting the Tamil suffix ''malai'' (meaning "mountain") with the Sinhalese suffix ''goḍa.'' The prefix ''Kadira'' is the Tamil name for the Acacia chundra tree. The modern Tamil name ''Kantarōṭai ''is believed to be re-derived from the Kadiragoda term. The Tamil name was Kadiramalai. Few scholars holds that Kadurugoda is derived from the Sinhalese name ''Kandavurugoda'' (a site of a military encampment). The Portuguese archives refer to this place as ''Kandarcudde''. The name Kadurogoda viharaya is menti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism In Sri Lanka
Hinduism is one of Sri Lanka's oldest religions. , Hindus made up 12.6% of the Sri Lankan population. They are almost exclusively Tamils, except for small immigrant communities from India and Pakistan (including the Sindhis, Telugus and Malayalis), and the Balinese community. According to the 1915 census, Hindus made up about 25% of the Sri Lankan population (including indentured labourers brought by the British). Hinduism predominates in the Northern and Eastern Provinces (where Tamils remain the largest demographic), the central regions and Colombo, the capital. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,554,606 Hindus in Sri Lanka (12.6% of the country's population). During the Sri Lankan Civil War, many Tamils emigrated; Hindu temples, built by the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, maintain their religion, tradition, and culture. Most Sri Lankan Hindus follow the Shaiva Siddhanta school of Shaivism, and some follow Shaktism. Sri Lanka is home to the five abodes of Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idikundu
Idikundu (Idi-kun-du), translates in Tamil to 'Thunder Well', is a natural water well in Navaly, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Legend says it was created by a lightning strike in the early 20th century; some speculate it might be an asteroid that struck. The depth of this water well is so deep and it is unknown; it is also an unpopular location as some locals use this well to commit suicide. In the same Jaffna District, there is another natural water well in the suburb of Nilavarai. See also * Casuarina Beach *Keerimalai *Kantharodai *Nallur (Jaffna) *Naguleswaram temple * Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil *Nainativu *Neduntheevu Neduntheevu or Nedunthivu (; ) (also known by its Dutch language, Dutch name Delft) is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is named as Delft in the Admiralty Chart unlike the other islands, whose names are Tamil. The isla ... * Nilavarai * Operation Plumbbob: The first nuclear-propelled manmade object in space?, also called a "Thunder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilavarai
Nilavarai () is a location in the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is popular for a natural underground Water well (Called Nilavari Bottomless well) where the water never gets depleted and it serves the irrigation of the neighbouring fields. There is another natural Water well in the Jaffna District by the name Idikundu (Idi-kun-du). See also * Casuarina Beach *Keerimalai *Kantharodai *Nallur (Jaffna) *Naguleswaram temple * Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil *Nainativu *Neduntheevu *Idikundu Idikundu (Idi-kun-du), translates in Tamil to 'Thunder Well', is a natural water well in Navaly, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Legend says it was created by a lightning strike in the early 20th century; some speculate it might be an asteroid that s ... References {{NorthernLK-geo-stub Villages in Jaffna District Valikamam East DS Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neduntheevu
Neduntheevu or Nedunthivu (; ) (also known by its Dutch language, Dutch name Delft) is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka. This island is named as Delft in the Admiralty Chart unlike the other islands, whose names are Tamil. The island's area is 62 km2 and it is roughly oval-shaped. Its length is 11 km and its width about 6 km at the widest point. Neduntheevu is a flat island surrounded by shallow waters and beaches of coral chunks and sand. It is home to a small population of Tamil people, mostly living in quiet compounds close to the northern coast. The vegetation is of a semi-arid tropical type, with Borassus, palmyra palms, dry shrubs and grasses that grow on the pale grey porous coralline soil. Papayas and bananas grow close to the local people's homes. The groundwater is slightly brackish, and it is taken from shallow wells using buckets made from palmyra palm leaves. A Battle of Delft, naval battle was fought off the coast of the island in 2008 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nainativu
Nainativu ( ''Nainatheevu'', ''Nagadeepa''), is a small but notable island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The name of the island alludes to the folklore inhabitants, the Naga people. It is home to the Hindu shrine of Nagapooshani Amman Temple; one of the prominent 64 Shakti Peethas, and the Buddhist shrine Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya. Historians note the island is mentioned in the ancient Tamil Sangam literature of nearby Tamil Nadu such as ''Manimekalai'' where it was mentioned as ''Manipallavam'' (, and ancient Buddhist legends of Sri Lanka such as '' Mahavamsa''. Ptolemy, a Greek cartographer, describes the islands around the Jaffna peninsula as ''Nagadiba'' () in the first century CE. History Nāka Tivu / Nāka Nadu was the name of the whole Jaffna peninsula in some historical documents. There are number of Buddhist myths associated with the interactions of people of this historical place with Buddha. The two Tamil epics of the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil ( ) 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. Origins – The earlier shrines of Kandaswamy in Nallur The original, Kandaswamy Temple was founded in 948 CE. According to the ''Yalpana Vaipava Malai'', the temple was developed at the site 13th century by Puvenaya Vaku, a Minister to the Jaffna King Kalinga Magha. Sapumal Kumaraya (also known as in Tamil) an adopted son of Parakramabahu VI, who ruled the Jaffna kingdom on behalf of the Kotte kingdom is credited with building the third Nallur Kandaswamy temple.Peebles, ''History of Sri Lanka'', p. 34 Nallur served as the capital of the Jaffna kings, with the royal palace situated ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nallur (Jaffna)
Nallur (; ) is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. Nallur is also famous for being the historical capital of the old Jaffna Kingdom and birthplace of renowned philosopher and theologian, Arumuka Navalar. Etymology The name Nall-ur was colloquially used by natives in Jaffna to refer to the town as the 'place of high castes'.Pon Kulendiren’s‘Hinduism a Scientific Religion, & Some Temples in Sri Lanka’, page 154 The first part of the word Nallur ( ''Nall'' ) derives from the Tamil word ‘''Nalla''’ which means 'good'. In the past, it was Tamil linguistic tradition to refer to somebody of a higher or more socially upward caste as 'Nalla akkal' (good people). The second part to the name ( ''Ur'' ) means place or region. This loosely used name for the town is believed to have been adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casuarina Beach
Casuarina Beach is in Karainagar, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, about from Jaffna. The Casuarina Beach in Karainagar is also called and written as Casoorina, Cashoorina and few other variants. This is considered to be the best beach in the Jaffna Peninsula with white sand. The beach got its name due to the ''Casuarina_equisetifolia, Casuarina'' trees along the beach. The beach extends for about . See also *Keerimalai *Kantharodai *Nallur (Jaffna) *Naguleswaram temple *Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil *Nainativu *Neduntheevu *Nilavarai *Idikundu References https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka/karaitivu/attractions/casuarina-beach/a/poi-sig/1568416/1319598 Beaches of Sri Lanka Landforms of Jaffna District Tourist attractions in Northern Province, Sri Lanka {{NorthernLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
