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Thirukkovil, Ampara District, Eastern Province · 7.1183°, 81.8561°
A Murugan temple on Sri Lanka's eastern coast whose founding is placed in the period of Chola rule over the island, with a later reconstruction in stone attributed to Manuneya Gajabahu. The sanctum is identified as Pandya work.
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.
An elderly devadasi named Thangammai, dismissed from temple service, is said to have reappeared the next morning as an eight-year-old girl ready to perform the rituals.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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