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Nallur Kandaswamy temple
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Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
or
Nallur Murugan Kovil
is one of the most significant
Hindu temples
in the
Jaffna District
of
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
. It stands in the town of
Nallur
. The presiding deity is
Lord Murugan
in the form of the holy
Vel
. The idol of the Nallur Devi or goddess was given to the temple in the 10th century CE by the
Chola
queen
Sembiyan Mahadevi
, in the
style
of
Sembian bronzes
.
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