Vannarpannai Explained

Vannarpannai
Native Name:வண்ணார்பண்ணை
වන්නාර්පන්නෙයි
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Northern
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Type4:DS Division
Subdivision Name4:Jaffna
Coordinates:9.6833°N 80.0167°W

Vannarpannai (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை) is a notable suburb within the Jaffna town municipality in the northern Jaffna District in Sri Lanka. It is home to many cultural institutions that are important for the Saiva revivalism of the local Sri Lankan Tamils as initiated by Arumuga Navalar.[1] It is home to Kathiresan Temple and Vaitheeswaran Temple in which Navalar began his circuit preaching. It is also home to schools such as Vaitheeswara Vidyalayam, Srila Sri Arumuga Navalar School and Jaffna Hindu College and the Sivaprakasa Printing Press founded in 1848.[2] The suburb has suffered adverse effects due to the Sri Lankan civil war[3]

References

9.6833°N 81°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hudson, Dennis . Religious Controversy in British India: Dialogues in South Asian Languages . . January 1992 . 0-7914-0827-2 .
  2. http://www.kataragama.org/sages/kadaiswa.htm Lions of Lanka: Kadai Swami
  3. http://www.sangam.org/FB_PHOTORAW/picture1.htm Picture1