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<< Our Photo Pages >> Koneswaram Kovil - Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Thursday, 08 October 2015  Page Views: 2672

Multi-periodSite Name: Koneswaram Kovil
Country: Sri Lanka
NOTE: This site is 8.041 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Trincomalee
Latitude: 8.582557N  Longitude: 81.245294E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Koneswaram Kovil
Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka one of the Kovil´s towers. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka

The Koneswaram Kovil (temple) in Trincomalee is one of the oldest and most important Shiva temples in Sri Lanka. It was founded in the 3rd century CE. In legends it was called "The temple with the thousand pillars". In the 17th century CE (1622-1624) it was destroyed by the Portuguese. In 1632 it was rebuilt with its original idols. In the 1970´s Chola bronzes and unterwater ruins of the ancient temple were discovered by archaeologists and Arthur C. Clarke. Today only the newer buildings could be visited. Some ancient small caves and idols are exhibited.
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Koneswaram Kovil
Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka the ancient Lingam of the old temple. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka holy cow of Chola period of the ancient temple. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka two Ancient Idols of the old temple. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka Tamil/Hindu puja inside the Kovil (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka in front of the Kovil´s entrance.

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Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka some weird wooden things (wish cages?) on a tree.

Koneswaram Kovil
Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka view from the temple´s backside to the sea.

Koneswaram Kovil
Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka some newer and older idols in the small caves behind the temple.

Koneswaram Kovil
Koneswaram Kovil submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka some new idols in a small ancient cave.

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