Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
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Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nallur Kandaswamy Temple | 1 |
| Nallur Murugan Temple | 1 |
| Thirukoneswaram Kovil | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Murugan temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
ⓘ
surface form:
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil ⓘ
surface form:
Nallur Murugan Temple
|
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important center of Tamil religious music and ritual
ⓘ
major symbol of Jaffna Tamil Hindu culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Murugan ⓘ |
| festivalDuration | about 25 days ⓘ |
| festivalOccursIn |
August
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
| followsTradition |
Saivite tradition
ⓘ
Tamil Hindu temple rituals ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hindu temple trustees of Nallur ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
golden gopuram
ⓘ
inner sanctum (garbhagriha) ⓘ large temple tank ⓘ mandapams (halls) ⓘ multiple gopurams ⓘ ornate pillared halls ⓘ processional streets around the temple ⓘ |
| hasProcession |
kavadi procession
ⓘ
ther (chariot) procession ⓘ vel (spear) procession ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
abhishekam (ritual bathing)
ⓘ
daily puja ⓘ special pujas during festival season ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with the pre‑colonial Jaffna Kingdom
ⓘ
one of the most important historic temples in Jaffna ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jaffna
ⓘ
Nallur ⓘ Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil annual festival
ⓘ
Nallur Temple chariot festival ⓘ |
| near |
Jaffna
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna city centre
|
| notableFor |
elaborate temple car (ratha)
ⓘ
grand annual festival attracting large crowds ⓘ strict dress code for worshippers ⓘ |
| openTo |
devotees
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor |
Hindus in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Tamils ⓘ Tamil Hindu diaspora ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Kandaswamy
ⓘ
Kartikeya ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ
surface form:
Skanda
|
| region |
Jaffna
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna Peninsula
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thirukoneswaram Kovil
this entity surface form:
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
this entity surface form:
Nallur Murugan Temple