Kurukkalmadam
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Karakkulmadam | |
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village | |
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| Coordinates: 7°35′14.49″N 81°46′51.82″E / 7.5873583°N 81.7810611°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| State | Eastern Province |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS | Kluwanchikudy-Manmunai South DS |
| Population | |
• Total | m |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5.30) |
Kurukkalmadam is a village in district Batticaloa of Sri Lanka. It is located about 25 km south east of Batticaloa and located in Kaluwanchikudy-Manmunai South D S at about 5 km north of town Kaluwanchikudy. Its earlier name was Guruandhar, signifying Gurudhanagar, which in Punjabi means a city of Guru. The old name of Batticaloa was Matia Kullam. Guru Nanak visited Sri Lanka in the early sixteenth century and recent research shows he reached Batticaloa by ship.[1][2]
Ashok Kumar Kainth [3] excavated a stone carving here in which is contained the name of First Sikh Guru Nanak.