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Thambiluvil, Ampara District, Eastern Province · 7.1261°, 81.8478°
A temple to Kannaki, the heroine of the Tamil epic Silappatikaram, in Ampara District in eastern Sri Lanka, traditionally traced to the arrival of the Pattini cult under Gajabahu I. Kandyan and Kotte kings patronised it from the 14th century onward, and an inscription of Vijayabahu VII of Kotte (1507-1521) was found in its grounds.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A golden pigeon is said to have revealed the goddess's image at Urakkai, a paddy field west of the village.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kotte and Kandyan kings
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