Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil or Nallur Murugan Kovil
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Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil or Nallur Murugan Kovil
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Imagebook/Theekshana Kumara
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The Nallur Kandaswamy Temple was founded in 948, According to the Yalpana Vaipava Malai, the temple was developed at the site in the 13th century by Puvenaya Vaku, a minister to the Jaffna King Kalinga Magha, Sapumal Kumaraya (also known as Chempaha Perumal in Tamil), who ruled the Jaffna kingdom on behalf of the Kotte kingdom is credited with either building or renovating the third Nallur Kandaswamy temple. Nallur served as the capital of the Jaffna kings, with the royal palace situated very close to the temple, Nallur was built with four entrances with gates, There were two main roadways and four temples at the four gateways, (Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Indian Sub-Continent, South Asia)
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March 7th, 2020
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