Saddanathar Sivan Kovil

Saddanathar Sivan Kovil is a Hindu shrine situated in Nallur. It is dedicated to God Siva, one of the most venerated deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Saddanathar Sivan Kovil
Saddanathar Sivan Kovil (Photo credit: Google Street View) Saddanathar Sivan Kovil , also known as Nallai Nathaswamy Kovil (Tamil: நல்லூர் சட்டநாதர் கோயில்; Sinhala: සද්දනාතර් සිව කෝවිල) is a Hindu shrine situated a few yards north of Manthri Manai Mansion in Nallur in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Siva, one of the most venerated deities in the Hindu pantheon. History Saddanathar (or Cattanatar) is another name for God Siva (Pushparatnam, 2014). According to  Yalpana Vaipava Malai , the Chola prince Vijaya Kulangai (or Kulang-kay-ariyan or Singka-ariyan) who is said to be the first ruler of the Arya Chakravarti dynasty developed Nallur in Jaffna as his capital city in the 13th century (Britto, 1879). Expecting to receive divine protection for his city, Kulangai erected temples for deities in the four directions of it (Kandiah, 2014). As the belief of many, the Nallai Nathaswamy temple is the one that was erected in the northern approach to the city (Kandiah, 2014). The …