Maviddapuram is a holy village in the 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...

n district of Jaffna

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...

 under the Tellipalai divisional secretariat. It is located near to the Palali

Palali

Palali is a small town in the North Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. It has an important airport. Both military and small civilian aircraft land there...

 airport, Kankesanthurai

Kankesanthurai

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 harbour and Keerimalai

Keerimalai

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....

 coast which is famous for the Naguleswaram Shiva temple

Naguleswaram temple

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. So, it is a centre point and connected well to the Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...

 town by transport services before late 1980s.

History of the name

Ma - Horse; Vidda - Removed; Puram - Holy City;
So, Maviddapuram- The holy city where the horse face of the Chola princess maruthapuraveegavalli is changed to the human face when she prayed Lord Naguleswara of Keerimalai and took bath in the holy theertha (Water) of the temple with the advice of the Saint Nagula. This is the place where the famous Maviddapuram Kandaswamy temple is found. The statue of the God Muruga is presented by the above Chola Princess making it in her own country. The old name of the place is Kovil Kadavai, which was changed into Maviddapuram after the above event.

Agriculture and Industries

Before 1990, Maviddapuram had a cement factory which is one of the major producers of cement in Sri Lanka. It also had aluminium container producing factory. The soil is red soil. So, it is suited to the cultivation of beetles, mangoes and jack fruits. This place is not a producer of rice. At present, this is totally an army controlled area and all the people are displaced. So, none of the industries functions there and no planting occurs.