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 Temple info -3217 கோயில் தகவல்-3217 Kapila forest is the abode of Lord Murugan The Muruga Peruman temple in Monarakala district in Sri Lanka has been granted permission to pay this year for Kapilwithi, a rare Siddha forest that has been guarded by the Siddhas for ages. This famous temple is an ancient open-air wooden temple dedicated to Lord Murugan on the south bank of Kumbukan River in the middle of the Yala Wildlife Sanctuary. History tells us that it was here that Lord Muruga got his powers from penance. After that, Murugan threw his gold work after completing Surasamharam at Kathirgam, and the veal fell on a tamarind tree, under which Adi Vedars worshiped Murugan’s work. To get to this mighty temple, you have to cross 12 streams and travel 32 km in a tractor-drawn vehicle to reach the forest. Even today, Kannur can be seen that the gods, Siddhas, Gandharvas in the form of elephants come to worship Lord Muruga here. It is said that these things are possible only if Murugan gra...

 Temple info -3170 கோயில் தகவல்-3170 The Castle of Thiruvasagam   The Castle of Thiruvasagam is situated in Navatkuli, Jaffna along A9 road in a 10 acre land. In the luscious environment with lovely river and Palmyra groves Navatkuli is chosen to build the Thiruvasaga Castle. The castle stands there as the highest, beautiful and outstanding holy place of Lord Dakshinamurthy- the Guru of Saint Manickavasagar – at Navatkuli. The Castle of Thiruvasagam in Navatkuli, Jaffna, Sri Lanka reminds us of Chiddambaram temple in India where Manicka vasagar’s Thiruvasagam and Thirukovayar are engraved in rock stones. The visitors and worshippers of the Castle of Thiruvasagam first worship Lord Ganesh and bathe Sage Agasthiyar and then worship Manickavasagar who stands besides an immense Shivalingam on a rock Chariot of 21 feet height surrounded by cooling water. The immense Palipeedam and Nantheeswarar attract one to worship them first and then the Dakshinamurthy in His appropriate form wi...

Temple info -3088 கோயில் தகவல்-3088 The ancient Pillaiyar temple is called by that name because the idol brought from Kashi was placed there. The Most Merciful Kashi Vinayagar Temple/ Veenakkadavai Most Merciful Kashi Vinayagar Temple/ Tellipallai Kasipillai Temple  Tellipallai Kasipillai Temple  Tellipallai Grama Sevayaar Since the name of this land in the area is Veenakkadavai, it is called Veenakkadavai Most Merciful Kashi Vinayagar. When a woman who had gone on a pilgrimage returned from Kashi, she brought an idol of Lord Vinayagar with her and kept it in this place called Veenakkadavai and worshipped it for thirty times. A tree grew there and spread its shade. Many people were amazed by its growth and beauty.  A drunkard, who did not know the miracle of this tree, touched it. That tree, which had grown in a way that no one knew, disappeared in a way that no one knew. We do not have the fortune to see that miraculous tree. This temple worship, which has a history of 1...

 Temple info -2930 கோயில் தகவல்-2930 SRI  VADIVAMBIGAI AMBAL AND SRI MUNNAINATHA SWAMY OF SRI MUNNESWARAM DEVASTHANAM Munneswaram temple is an important regional Hindu temple complex in Sri Lanka. It has been in existence at least since 1000 CE, although myths surrounding the temple associate it with the popular Indian epic Ramayana, and its legendary hero-king Rama. The temple is one of five ancient temples dedicated to Shiva in the region. The temple is located in Munneswaram, a village with mixed Sinhala and Tamil population situated in the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka. The presiding deity Siva is installed in the form of Lingam in the sanctum sanctorum. The Siva temple’s architectural details conform to what is written down in the Hindu scriptures known as agamas.. The Siva temple faces east and has three pathways around it. A sacred pond is situated in front of the Siva temple and a Bo Tree stands by the side of it. The main sanctum and the structure above the...