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Temple info -2917. Vattappalai Kannaki Amman Temple, Mullaitheevu, Srilanka. வட்ரபாளை கண்ணகி அம்மன் கோயில், முல்லைத்தீவு, இலங்கை

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 Temple info -2917 கோயில் தகவல் -2917 Vattappalai Kannaki Amman Kovil Language Watc Edit Vattapalai   Kannagi  Amman Thirukkovil (also known as  Vatrapalai  Kannagi Amman Temple) is an ancient  Shaivaite  and  Shaktism -related  Hindu temple  located in the  Mullaitivu District  of  Northern   Sri Lanka . The temple's folklore is connected to the later stories of Kannagi, a legendary Tamil woman who, after leaving the  Pandya  capital  Madurai , traveled to  Kerala  and eventually arrived in the prosperous land of  Sri Lanka . Vatrapalai is an important Kannagi pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka, second only to the  Mangala Devi Kannagi Kovil in Kerala . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to belief, Kannagi appeared in the land of Vatrapalai on the first Monday of the  Tamil month of Vaikasi . To this day, an annual  Pongal  festival is held on this date, during which a sea water lamp is...