Vaitheeswaran Temple is a Hindu shrine situated in Vannarpannai. It is dedicated to God Siva, one of the most venerated deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple Vannai Vaitheeswaran Temple , also known as Pattinathu and Chettiyar Sivan Kovil (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோவில்; Sinhala: වන්නාරපන්නෙයි වයිතීශ්වර කෝවිල) is a Hindu shrine situated in Vannarpannai in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Siva, one of the most venerated deities in the Hindu pantheon. History The temple was erected in 1790 after obtaining special permission from the Dutch rulers of Sri Lanka (Dutch Ceylon: 1658-1796) by Vaithilinga Chettiyar, the son of Gopala Chettiya who was a businessman from Thiruvarur, South India (Kandiah, 2014; Pushparatnam, 2014). Vaithilinga was also a leading merchant who had some influential connections with Dutch rulers. The chief of Panakamam village Nalla Mappana Vanniyan who had been held in prison in Colombo for treason was released after paying the necessary ransom money to the Dutch Government by Vaithiling (Kandiah, 2014; Pushparatnam, 2014). It is said that, as an act of gratitude, Vanniyan donated 20,000 palmyra t…
