Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple
Hindu temple in Sri Lanka
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Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில், romanized: Vaṇṇārpaṇṇai Vaittīsvaraṉ Kōyil) is a Hindu temple in Vannarpannai, Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. It was built by Vaithilingam Chettiar a business man during the Dutch colonial period.[1] The temple was declared an archaeological protected monument in December 2011.[2]
| Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple | |
|---|---|
வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில் | |
Temple entrance | |
  Location in central Jaffna | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Jaffna District |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Vannarpannai |
| State | Northern Province |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 09°40′17.50″N 80°00′36.90″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Designated | 30.12.2011 |
