Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple (Tamil: மாவிட்டபுரம் கந்தசாமி கோவில்; Sinhala: මාවිද්දපුරම් කන්දසාමි කෝවිල) is a Hindu Kovil situated in Maviddapuram in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to Lord Murugan, the War God of the Hindu pantheon. In the Tamil language, Maviddapuram means the City of Horse or the City of the indifferent (Wijebandara, 2014). The annual festival of the temple is held in July and August with the water-cutting ceremony at Kirimalai Tertakeni (Pushparatnam, 2014). History Legends There are several legends that describe how the original temple of this site was established. A popular story says that this temple was built in the 8th century when Ukrasinkan with his queen Marutappuravalli ruled in Katiramalai (Pushparatnam, 2014). According to another legend, a princess who was on the way to a Sthalam (a sacred site) in Keerimalai had seen an elder called Sadaiyanar worshipping a symbol of God Skanda Kumara (or Murugan/Vel) placed under a mango tree (Pushparatn…