Entrance corridor pilgrims and faithful worshippers Nallur Kandaswamy Hindu temple Jaffna Sri Lanka
by Imran Ahmed
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Entrance corridor pilgrims and faithful worshippers Nallur Kandaswamy Hindu temple Jaffna Sri Lanka
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Imran Ahmed
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Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka - February 17, 2017: The corridor entrance into the atrium of the Nallur Kandaswamy Hindu temple in Jaffa district, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Lord Murugan. While the original temple was founded in 948, there have been numerous additions including as recently as 2015. The temple is a socially important institution for the Sri Lankan Tamils Hindu identity of north Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka is a majority Buddhist nation with Hindus forming a large minority. Faithful worshippers are seen walking barefoot inside the temple.
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June 23rd, 2020
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