Another version of the legend has it that the arrow was shot by Hanuman to satisfy the thirst of Rama KACHCHATIVE But Lord Rama shot a magic arrow into the ground and water sprung out immediately. The army situated in the northern dry zone faced a severe water crisis. It is told that when Lord Rama's army entered Lanka they took positions on different sides. The well never dries up, not even during severe droughts. The water is a little bit salty, but drinkable.
Nilawari is popular among locals and tourists on a pilgrimage because of its giant natural underground water well of unknown depth. Nilawari, also spelled Nilavarai, is located in Puthur 14 kms northeast of Jaffna town. SelvaSannidhi is Sri Lanka's Murugan temple farthest away from Kataragama/KatirkamanĪfter b/fast travel to the Nilawarai in puthur, visit kachachative island, back to the Jaffna city, evening relax in the hotel Dinner & overnight stay in HOTEL IN JAFFNA NILAWARI The venerated silver spear once has been brought here from its main sanctuary in Kataragama, called Katirkaman by Tamils.
The temple is located in Thondaimanaru 25 outside Jaffna, and in only 9 kms distance to Point Pedro, the northernmost spot of the island. SelvaSaniddhi is the most northern temple along the famous Pada Yatra pilgrimage route. An annual 16 dayMahostavam festival of this Nagapushani Amman temple on Nainativu Island held in June is usually attended by more than 100,000 pilgrims. For Tamil people this temple for the Goddess traditionally is eminently respectable. Adi Shankara, India's great 9th century Vedanta philosopher, identified it as one of the 64 Shakti Pithas. It is dedicated to Parvati who is locally known as Nagapushani and to her consort Shiva who is named as Nayinar here.
Nagapushani Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the island of Nainativu, west of the Jaffna peninsula. Today the temple is respected as a suitable place for oaths that can be helpful settling disputes between parties NAGULESHWARAM TEMPLE IN KEERIMALAI Sinhalese name means a marketplace of oath. But within the former temple premises, called KurukkalValavu, the current temple building was erected in 1749, during the Dutch colonial. The original Nallur temple was destroyed by the Portuguese and replaced by a church. Founded in the 10th century this Skanda Temple was enlarged during the 13th to 15th century when Jaffna was a major principality of the island, especially under ChempahaPerumal, who later on became the Sinhalese king Bhuvenaikabahu VI in Kotte. The historic Kandaswamy Temple in Nallur, not far away from Jaffna's town centre, is dedicated to Lord Murugan in the form of the divine spear Vel, a well-known symbol of Tamil religiousness. For Tamil people this temple for the goddess traditionally is eminently respectable. Adi Shankara, India's great 9th century Vedanta philosopher, identified it as one of 64 Shakti Pithas. It is dedicated to Parvati who is locally known as Nagapushani and to her consort Shiva who is named as Nayanar here. NagapushaniAmmanTemple is a historic Hindu temple located on the island of Nainativu, west of the Jaffna peninsula. SelvaSannidhiMurugan Temple, Some of memorials of Portuguese and Dutch period, specially Fort etc, Dinner & overnight stay at HOTELIN JAFFNA NAGA POOSHANI AMMAN TEMPLE DAY 03 - JAFFNA / NAINATIVE ISLAND /JAFFNAĪfter b/fast traveling by vehicle nearly 35 k to the Nainative island, get into the ferry boat and travel to the Delf island, back to Nainative island, visit Nagapooshanee Amman Temple &Nagadeepa Buddhist Temple, (Buddha visited place) back to Jaffna town sightseeing tour including NallurkandashamyTemle, Naguleshwaram Temple in Kirimale.