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Modern · Hindu · Sri Lanka
Ariyalai Siddhivinayakar Temple
Ariyalai, Jaffna District, Northern Province · 9.6593°, 80.0475°
Ganesha (as Siddhivinayakar)Modern—
Sacred since
1918 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt c. 1918
Modern
History & significance
A Ganesha temple at Ariyalai, about five kilometres from Jaffna town, rehabilitated around 1918 by Advocate Arulampalam. It has drawn notable visitors including Yogar Swami and Kunrakudi Adigal.