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Pathirakali Amman Temple

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Country
  
India

Location
  
Moolakkarai

District
  
Thoothukudi

Primary deity
  
Province
  
Tamil Nadu

Phone
  
+94 77 935 5761

Architectural style
  
Pathirakali Amman Temple

Proper name
  
Pathirakali Ambal Kovil

Tamil
  
பத்திரகாளி அம்பாள் கோயில்

Important festivals
  
Koneswaram Temple Ther Thiruvilah festival

Address
  
New Moor St, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Similar
  
Koneswaram temple, Fort Fredrick, Munneswaram temple, Thambiluvil Kannaki Amman T, Ati Konanayakar

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Pathirakali Amman Temple (Tamil: பத்திரகாளி அம்பாள் கோயில்) – Pathirakali Ambal Kovil – or the Kali Kovil, Trincomalee is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, a form of the goddess Kali Amman in Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The Kali temple of the ancient Trincomalee Koneswaram Temple Compounds, a large complex of connected shrines in the Trincomalee Konesar Malai area, the temple is located close to the Trincomalee Hindu College.

Made in classical tamil architecture, the Kovil is located just beyond the Konesar Road Esplanade before the entrance to Konamamalai (Swami Rock). Proximal to the ancient Koneswaram temple, both ancient temples share functions during the Ther Thiruvillah Festival period and the Back Bay Sea (Theertham Karatkarai).

Pathirakali Amman temple has attracted pilgrims from before the 11th century CE. King Rajendra Chola I expanded the shrine significantly during his reign, an inscription he left detailing this is displayed on the premises.

The temple is mentioned in the book Birds of Prey (1997) by Wilbur Smith, set in the 1660s.

References

Pathirakali Amman Temple Wikipedia


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