Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில், romanized: Vaṇṇārpaṇṇai Vaittīsvaraṉ Kōyil) is a Hindu temple in Vannarpannai, Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. It was built by Vaithilingam Chettiar a business man during the Dutch colonial period.[1] The temple was declared an archaeological protected monument in December 2011.[2]

Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple
வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில்
Temple entrance
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictJaffna District
DeityShiva
Location
LocationVannarpannai
StateNorthern Province
CountrySri Lanka
Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple is located in Central Jaffna
Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple
Location in central Jaffna
Geographic coordinates09°40′17.50″N 80°00′36.90″E / 9.6715278°N 80.0102500°E / 9.6715278; 80.0102500
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

References

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  1. ^ Holmes, W. Robert. Jaffna 1980. The Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Jaffna College. p. 165.
  2. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1739: 1093. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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