Nallur

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Nallur is a historic town in northern Sri Lanka, renowned as a major Hindu cultural and religious center.

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Nallur canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivision Nallur Divisional Secretariat
surface form: Nallur Divisional Secretariat Division
architecturalFeature gopurams (temple towers)
associatedDynasty Aryacakravarti dynasty
climate tropical climate
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
culturalEvent processions during temple festival
culturalSignificance center of Tamil Hindu culture in northern Sri Lanka
devotionalPractice Tamil Hindu rituals
ethnicCommunity Sri Lankan Tamils
festival Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil annual festival
festivalType Hindu temple festival
governingBody Nallur Divisional Secretariat
hasEducationalInstitution Hindu schools
hasShrine Murugan (Kandaswamy) shrine
hasTemple Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
surface form: Nallur Kandaswamy Temple

Sivan temples
heritageStatus historic town
historicalEvent Portuguese conquest of Jaffna Kingdom affected Nallur
historicalRegion Jaffna Peninsula
historicalRole former capital of the Jaffna Kingdom
knownFor Hindu temples
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
annual Hindu festivals
language Tamil
localEconomy services related to temple and festivals
locatedIn Jaffna District
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
locatedNear Jaffna
majorReligion Hinduism
nearbyInfrastructure Jaffna railway station
partOf Jaffna
surface form: Jaffna metropolitan area
pilgrimageSite yes
region Northern Development Region of Sri Lanka
surface form: Northern Sri Lanka
religiousArchitecture Dravidian temple architecture
religiousMinorityPresence Buddhists
Christianity
surface form: Christians

Muslims
religiousSignificance major Hindu cultural and religious center
religiousTradition Shaivism
surface form: Saivism
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
tourism religious tourism destination
transport connected by road to Jaffna
UTCOffset +5:30

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