Keerimalai Pond is a popular bathing pond located in close proximity to the Keerimalai beach in Jaffna District.
Keerimalai Pond (Jaffna) K eerimalai Pond (Tamil: கீரிமலை நீரூற்று; Sinhala: කීරිමලේ පොකුණ), also known as Mongoose-hill Pond or Mugati Kanda Pokuna , is a bathing pond located close to the Keerimalai Beach in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The ancient Naguleswaram Temple is also located near this pond. The Pond Many freshwater springs are found mainly along the coast of the Jaffna peninsula and Keerimalai is one such freshwater spring. According to Hindu beliefs which are usually based on their traditional mystic emotions and religious literary works, the freshwater spring at Keeramalai is a holy place endowed with miraculous powers. It is believed by Hindus that bathing in the freshwater of this spring can cure various skin infections and induce childless women to achieve pregnancy (Dias et al., 2016; Wijebandara, 2014). There are two ponds at the site and one of them is covered and preserved for the use of women. According to another belief, the springs of Keerimalai have an underground connection
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