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The Pancha Ishwarams (five abodes of Shiva) (Tamil: பஞ்ச ஈஸ்வரங்கள், Pancha Eeswaramkal) were built to honor the Hindu god Shiva. The temples are located on different directions near coastal area of Sri Lanka. Hindus believe these five abodes of Shiva already existed during the time of Ravana. These temples were looted and destroyed during the Portuguese colonial period in Sri Lanka.
The erudite scholar and historian, Dr.Paul E.Pieris declared in 1917, at a meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch), that:
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