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Hence, Thirukkovil Temple could maintain its position as "Tecathuk Kovil" with the homage of the Tamil inhabitants of Southern Batticaloa - known as Ampara District today. They still praise the guardian deity at Thirukkovil and celebrate his Mega fiesta "tīrttam" Festival annually with full of devotion and harmony.
The village is bordered by Thirukkovil village to the south and Thampaddai village to the north. The main industries are agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing. [citation needed] Thambiluvil, along with its southern sister village, Thirukkovil, were significant in the history of Eastern Tamils. The villages were part of Mattakkalappu Desam ...
The temple is believed to have been constructed after the arrival of Pattini cult by Gajabahu I during 113-135 CE. [2] Another myth tells that the idols of three goddesses - Kannaki, Kali and Chenbaga Nachi arrived east coast of Ceylon through a merchant vessel from Tamilakam and three temples were built for them wherever they stopped.
Thirukkovil or Tirukovil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, situated along the eastern coast of the island. It is 30 km (19 mi) north of Pottuvil and 35 km (22 mi) south of Kalmunai. In Tamil the name translates to God's-temple. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Yali in pillars at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by Pandyan Emperor Sadayavarman Kulasekaran I (1190 CE–1205 CE). He built the main portions of the three-storeyed Gopuram at the entrance of Sundareswarar Shrine and the central portion of the Goddess Meenakshi Shrine, which are some of the earliest surviving parts of the temple.
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Thirukkovil Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Ampara District, ...
Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, Swamimalai: Thiruveragam திருவேரகம் Tiruvērakam. Swamimalai, Thanjavur district: Located at 5 km from Kumbakonam, the temple is built on an artificial hill. The temple commemorates the incident where Murugan is regarded to have explained the essence of the Pranava mantra "Om" to his father ...
Thirukkovil Temple doesn't misguide anyone towards the village but it just sounds like Koneswaram temple, Ketheeswaram temple. If Thirukkovil temple seems like just an exaggeration to be equaled with (Thiruk)Koneswaram and (Thiruk)Ketheeswaram, please look through the history or visit east coast. --5anan27 07:24, 15 January 2018 (UTC)