Keerimalai
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Keerimalai is a town in Jaffna District
, Sri Lanka
. Naguleswaram temple
is located in this suburb also a mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs reputed for its curative properties.
In Tamil
Keerimalai means Mongoose-Hill, see Naguleswaram temple
.
Jaffna District
Jaffna district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Jaffna city. Parts of the district were transferred to...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. Naguleswaram temple
Naguleswaram temple
-See also:* Hinduism in Sri Lanka* Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil* Vallipuram* Keerimalai* Kantharodai-External links:******...
is located in this suburb also a mineral water spring called Keerimalai Springs reputed for its curative properties.
In Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
Keerimalai means Mongoose-Hill, see Naguleswaram temple
Naguleswaram temple
-See also:* Hinduism in Sri Lanka* Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil* Vallipuram* Keerimalai* Kantharodai-External links:******...
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- Naguleswaram templeNaguleswaram temple-See also:* Hinduism in Sri Lanka* Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil* Vallipuram* Keerimalai* Kantharodai-External links:******...
- Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
- Nainativu
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