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Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
Jaffna's principal Hindu temple, a golden-gopuram Murugan shrine rebuilt in 1734 after Portuguese destruction. Men must remove their shirts to enter; the August festival draws vast crowds.
3 km · about 5 min drive
AsiaSri LankaNorthern Province
Jaffna
Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Asia
About Jaffna
Jaffna is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Valvedditturai, 3km from Nallur Kandaswamy Temple.
Jaffna is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, with about 170,000 people. The nearest town is Valvedditturai, about 24 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Jaffna: Nallur Kandaswamy Temple (3 km).
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Jaffna is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, about 24 km from Valvedditturai.
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- Population
- 169,102
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Northern Province
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates
- 9.6684, 80.0074
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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