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Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple

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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Architectural styles
  
Dravidian architecture

Address
  
AB17, Sri Lanka

Architectural style
  
Dravidian architecture

Location
  
Manipay, Jaffna

Date built
  
Unknown

Province
  
Northern Province

Primary deity
  
Kartikeya

Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple

Proper name
  
Manipay Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple

Similar
  
Ati Konanayakar, Tenavaram temple, Thambiluvil Kannaki Amman T, Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple, Ketheeswaram temple

Manipay Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple is a temple in the town of Manipay, Jaffna devoted to the Hindu deity, Murugan. The temple was built by Gate Mudaliyar Sivakolundu of Manipay and has been kept in the hands of his descendants to this day. Revenue for the temple is relatively low as compared to other temples on the island considering its location in a relatively unpopulated area; consequently, its upkeep and festivities is mainly paid for by the trustees of the temple and their family members, all of whom are descendants of Mudaliyar Sivakolundu.

Trustees

The Temple's current Trustees are listed below:

  • Sivakumaran Muthukumaraswamy, JP
  • Vasanthasenan Rajendran, ret. District Judge of Jaffna
  • Vasanthakumar Rajendran, Principal
  • Sivaskanda Rajendran, Businessman
  • References

    Velakkai Pillaiyar Temple Wikipedia