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Srilanka also known as Ilangai has very many hundreds of Lord Shiva temples including the highly famous Thirukonamalai and Thirukedheeswaram which are sung in the Thevaram. It has 5000+ Shaivite temples across the country - including that of Shakti, Vinayakar, Murugan, Vairavar and Veerapathirar. Here is the geographical listing of the temples of Lord shiva in Srilanka.

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• Northern Province Temples

  • Jaffna

    • Achchelu - Easan Temple, Poyiddy, Achchelu
    • Achchuveli - Idaikkadu - Periya Thambiran Koyil
    • Alaveddy South - Sivan & Vairavar kovil, Jaffna.
    • Alaveddy - Thantrontreeswarar Amman Temple, Alaveddy West
    • Alaveddy Thiruvadineelal Kovil
    • Alaveddy Pasupatheeswarar Kovil
    • Alaveddy Datchinamoorthi Kovil
    • Allolai - Siva temple, Jaffna.
    • Analaithivu, 7th Ward - Sri Nageswaran Temple, Puliyanthivu, Analaithivu, 7th Ward
    • Analaithivu, 6th Ward - Sri Shankaranathar Murugamoorthy Temple
    • Araly Centre - Sri Wisalachchi Samatha Wisvanathar Kovil, Vali-West, Araly Centre.
    • Arali North - Nagendra Madam Sivan Temple
    • Arali South - Sivan Temple
    • Ariyalai Neernochiyanthazhvu Sivan Kovil
    • Aavarangal - Koyvalai Nadarajah Ramalingha Swamy Temple
    • Chankanai Center - Sithamparam Ambalavanr Kovil, Vali-West, Chankanai Center.
    • Chanknai South - Odakarai Sivan Kovil, Vali-West, Chanknai South.
    • Chavakachchery - Chandrasegara varyvananathar Sivan Kovil, Thenmaradchi, Chavakachchery.
    • Columbuthurai - Sivan Kovil, Jaffna Town, Columbuthurai.
    • Columbuthurai West- Sivan Temple
    • Chulipuram West - Koddadiperan Sivan Kovil, Vali-West, Chulipuram West.
    • Chulipuram East - Paralai Eeswara Vinayagar Temple
    • Chunnaham - Sri Kathiramalai Sivan Kovil, Jaffna.
    • Chunnakam - Annamaheswarar Temple, Mylaney Noth, Chunnakam
    • Chunnakam - Sivan Temple, Alady, Uduvil, Chunnakam
    • Chunnakam - Sri Vishvanatha Swamy Temple, Sivan Kovil, Myalaney, Chunnakam
    • Chunnakam - Mylani - Visvanatha Sivan Kovil
    • Great Manipay - Navaly - Kasikandam Sivan kovil, Jaffna.
    • Ealalai - Ambalavaneswarar Temple, Pungadi, Ponnavodai, Ealalai West, Ealalai
    • Idaikkadu Kasi Vishvanathar Koyil
    • Imayanan - Imayanan North Sivan Gnana Vairavar Temple
    • Inuvil Sivan temple, Jaffna.
    • Inuvil - Kondavil - Karaikkal - Sri Visvareswaraswamy Temple, K.K.S.Road, Inuvil East, Inuvil
    • Irupalai Vaitheesvara swamy Koyil
    • Kantharodai - Vattakkaipathy - Visaladchi ambika sametha vishvanathaswamy Temple
    • Karaikkal - Ambalavanar temple, Jaffna.
    • Karainagar Temple (Eelathu chithambaram) (Karaitivu), Jaffna.
    • Karainagar - Sivan Kovil (Eelaththu Sithamparam), Kayts, Karainagar.
    • Karainagar - Srisithambareswara Sivakamyambal Devas, Kayts, Karainagar Center.
    • Karanavai East - Kaddy Sivan Temple
    • Karaveddy - Valambikai sametha vaitheeswara kovil, Karaveddy,
    • Kayts - Kanapatheeswaram Sivan Kovil, Kayts, Sivankovil, Kayts.
    • Kayts - Sivan Temple
    • Koddai - Ponnampalavaneswarar Temple
    • Kodikamam - Koilamanai Maruthady Sivan Kovil, Thenmaradchi, Koyilamanai, Kodikamam.
    • Kokuvil - Parameswaran Kovil (in Jaffna university)
    • Kondavil Center - Vallipuranathar Temple
    • Kondavil East - Sri Gnaneswarar Kovil, Nallur, Kondavil East.
    • Kondavil - Sri Puveneswarar Ambal Kovil, Nallur, Kondavil.
    • Kondavil - Athiparameswara Amman Temple, K.K.S.Road, Kondavil
    • Kopay south - Sivan temple, Jaffna.
    • Kovil Kudiyiruppu - Santanamutalichipuram Srinadarasamoorthy Temple
    • Mahiyapiddy - Sivan Temple, Mahiyapiddy Junction, Mahiyapiddy
    • Mandaitivu - Thillai Sivan Temple, 6th Ward, Mandaitivu West, Mandaitivu
    • Mathahal - Nunasai Sivan Temple, Nunasai Road, Mathahal
    • Mirusuwil - Paramasivan Kovil, Thenmaradchi, Ketpeli West, Mirusuwil.
    • Mudamavady Santhi - Siva temple, Jaffna.
    • Mullanai - Sivan temple (Near ilavalai), Jaffna.
    • Nainativu - Muththuchamiar Sivan Temple
    • Nallur- Sattanathar Koyil, Rajathani, near Nallur, Jaffna
    • Nallur - Kailasanathar Kailasapillaiyar Temple
    • Nallur - Srikamalambikaisametha Kailasasamy Kovil, Nallur.
    • Nallur Siva temple, Jaffna.
    • Neeraviyadi Sree Natesar Kovil, Jaffna
    • Nedunkulam - Sri ampalavanr kovil, Jaffna Town, Nedunkulam.
    • Neervely West - Masivan Meenadsiyamman Temple
    • Neervely - Perunthalai Sivan Temple, Siruppitty West, Neervely
    • Pannipulam - Jambunathar Sivan Kovil, Vali-West, Pannipulam.
    • Panippulam - Kalaiyady Sivan Temple
    • Paruthithurai - Point Pedro - Puloy - Pasupatheeswarar Alayam
    • Point Pedro - Sivan Temple, Poovatkarai, Puloli, Point Pedro
    • Puloly - Moochampilavu Sivan Temple, Vallipuram, Puloly
    • Puloli North - Puloli Pasupatheeswarar Temple
    • Puloly South - Sivan Kovil, Pointpedro, Muchampulavu, Puloly South.
    • Pungudutivu - Sivan Kovil, Islands South, 7th Ward, Pungudutivu.
    • Pungudutivu - Sivan Kovil, Islands South, 3rd Ward, Pungudutivu.
    • Punguduthivu - Perungadu - Kiranjiyampathi Minakshi Sundareshwarar Temple
    • Punguduthivu - Urathivu - Panavidai - Ramalingeshwarar
    • Punnalaikadduwan South - Sivan Kovil, Uduvil, Punnalaikadduwan South.
    • Puththur East - Karukambai Easwaran Temple
    • Puththur West - Alady Sivan Temple
    • Puththur West - Sivan Temple (Nadarasar Ramalingasamy Koyil)
    • Sandilipay, Madakal - Nunasai Vishalakshi Vishvanatheswarar Kovil, Sandilipay, Madakal.
    • Saravanai -Near Kadduvan kulam - Siva temple, Jaffna.
    • Sirupiddy - Perunthalai Sivan Kovil, Kopay, Sirupiddy.
    • Sithankeny Sivan Kovil (Theivendram), Jaffna.
    • Sithankerny - Sri Siva Sithamparaeswarar Kovil, Vali-West, Sithankerny.
    • Sudumalai North - Vishalakshi Vishvanathar Temple, Sivan Kovil, Sandilipay, Sudumalai North.
    • Thellipalai - Sivan Kovil, Thellipalai, Kovitpulam, Thellipalai.
    • Thellipalai - Keerimalai - Kasi Viswanathar Temple
    • Thellipalai - Keerimalai - Lingeswarar Temple (2?)
    • Thellipalai - kIrimalai - nakulEshvarar - in yAzppANam
    • Thellipalai - Main Street - Kasi Viswanathar Temple
    • Thellipalai - Anantha Nadarajah Kovil, Thellipalai, Mahajana College
    • Thirunelveli - Kannalingeswarar temple, Jaffna.
    • Thirunelveli - Neelathakshi samedha Sri Kayagaroneshwarar Temple
    • Thondamanaru - Koneswarar Kovil, Pointpedro, Thondamanaru.
    • Udumpirai East - Sivapootharatheswarar Temple
    • Urumpirai Chokkanathar Koyil
    • Udupiddy South - Sandirasekara Veerapathira Swamy Temple
    • Uduvil - Sri Meenadchi Somasundareswaraswamy Temple, Amman Kovil, Uduvil
    • Vadaliyadaippu - Kunthady Sivan Temple, Arasadi Road
    • Vadamaratchi - Maruthadi Thanthonreeswarar Kovil
    • Vaddu West - Kanagambikasametha Kannikesara Temple
    • Vaddu West - Mangalambika Sametha Mangaleswarar Temple
    • Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaram temple, Jaffna.
    • Vannarpannai North West - Sri Visvalinga Maha Kanapathy Temple
    • Vaddukoddai Sivan kovil (Visaladchi Visvesar, Verrapathirar), Jaffana.
    • valvadditturai - Kaladdy - Sivan temple
    • Valvedditturai - Puthur - Vishalkshi Vishwanathar temple
    • Valvedditturai - Aavarangal - Sivan kovil
    • Valvettithurai - Vallai South West - Vallai Vaitheeswaran Temple
    • Valvetty Centre - Mavady Vaitheeswara Temple
    • Vasavilan - Nadarasar Temple, Palaly South, Vasavilan
    • Velanai - Idippan Sivan Temple, 9th Ward, Saravanai East, Velanai
    • Velanai West - Nadarajapperumal Temple, 4th Ward, Velanai West
    • VVT - Valvai - Valambikai sametha vaitheeswara kovil, Pointpedro, Valvai South West, VVT.

  • Kilinochchi

    • Kanakambikai Kulam - Sivan temple, In front of Agriculture Faculty, Karachchi
    • Kilinochchi - Puthukkudiyiruppu - Sivan temple
    • Kilinochchi - Sivan temple - near Vayalur murugan temple
    • Krishnapuram - Sivan kovil, Karachchi, Krishnapuram.
    • Mayavanoor - Sivan kovil, Karachchi, Mayavanoor.
    • Pallai - Arasarkerny - Arasarkerny Sivan temple
    • Palai - Allippalai, Sivan temple
    • Uruthirapuram - Uruthirapureeswaram Sivan temple
    • Uthayanagar west - Sivan kovil, Karachchi, Uthayanagar west.

  • Mannar

    • kEdhIchcharam  mAdhOTTam (mAnthOTTam) - kEdhIshvarar, gauriyammai, gauri thIrththam - 32 km from thalaimannAr - Ancient temple destroyed by Portugeese in 17th cent ACE, but rebuilt in 1903.
    • Iranai Illuppaikkulam - Shiva Temple
    • Savatkaddu - Sivan Temple

  • Mullaithivu

    • Koddaikaddiyakulam - Sivan kovil, Thunukkai,
    • Manthuvil- Sivan kovil.
    • Puthukudiyiruppu - Sivan kovil.
    • Oddusuddan - Thantrontreeswarar kovil.
    • Thirumurukandy - Inthupuram - Sivan Temple

  • Vavuniya

    • Vavuniya - Kovilkulam Sivan Koyil
    • Vavuniya - Vasanthapuram - Thirunavat kulam
    • Vavuniya - Sasthirikulam Sivan Kovil
    • Thonickkal - Shiva Temple

• Western Province Temples

  • Colombo

    • kozumbu (Colombo) - near harbour, ponnambalEshvarar, shivakAmasundhari
    • Colombo - Kanagarajah - modara sivan kovil
    • Colombo - Bandaranayake Mw - Sri Munneswarar Swami Temple
    • Colombo - Chettiyar street - pazaiya kadhir vElAyudha sAmy kOyil.
    • Colombo - Chettiyar street - puthiya kadhir vElAyudha sAmy kOyil.
    • Colombo - Chettiyar street - vinAyakar kOyil.
    • Colombo - Kappikawatta - Sri Kailasanatha Swami Temple
    • Colombo - mEttuththeru - subramaNiya sAmy kOyil.
    • Colombo - Pambalapitti - ubaya kadhirkAmam.
    • Colombo - Sri Bodhiraja Mattta - Sri Munneswarar Temple
    • Colombo - veLLavaththai - ubaya kadhirkAmam.
    • bATura - near Mount lavina - kadhirkAma vElan
    • Ratmalanai - Siva Temple, Chola period
    • Ratmalana - Gonakovil Sri Sivalingaperuman and Sri Kathirgma Temple

  • Gampaha

    • Sri Somasundareswar Swamy Kovil, 255, Duttugamunu Mawatha, Paliyagoda.

• North Western Province Temples

  • Puttalam

    • Chilapam - munnIshwaram  - 11 km from mAdhambai.
    • Rajakathaluwai - Maanavari - Sivan Temple.

• Central Province Temples

  • Kaddapula - Quinsperi Lower Division - Sri Navanathar Siththar Sivan Temple
  • Maskeliya - Franswick Thoddam - Kethara Gowreeswarar Temple
  • Nuwaraeliya - Sri Lankatheeswarar Temple, 82, Lady Mechalams Drive.
  • Nuwara Eliya District- Maha Nuwara - Hatton - Kuliwata - Siva temple

• North Central Province Temples

  • Polannaruwa

    • polannaruvA (pulasthipuram, kaliNgapuram, dhOpAvIvA) - in the mid of shrIlanka, dEvIshvaramuDaiyAr
    • Sivan Temple, No.1, Polannaruwa, Built by Rajaraja Chola
    • Sivan Temple, No.2, Polannaruwa.
    • Sivan Temple, No.3, Polannaruwa.

• Eastern Province Temples

  • Amparai

    • Akkaraipattu - Pasupatheswarar Temple, Panankadu, Akkaraipattu
    • Amparai - Kalmunai - Sivapuram
    • Amparai - Thambiluvil sivan kovil
    • Amparai - Kalmunai - palugamam sivankovil
    • Amparai - Kalmunai - Sri Naguleswarar Temple, Natpiddymunai, Kalmunai
    • Amparai - Kalmunai - Sri Santhaneswarar Temple
    • Annamalai - Sri lingeswarar Kovil, 15th village
    • Karaitivu - Sivan Temple, Vedduvaikkal, Karaitivu
    • Ninthavur - Meenaktchiyamman temple, Senkatpaddai, Ninthavur
    • Savalakkadai - Nageswarar Temple, 7/93, Kamdickalai, Savalakkadai
    • Sivan kovil, Thirukkovil, Vinayagapuram.
    • Natpiddimuani - Sivan Kovil, Kalmunai - Tamil, Kovil veethy, Natpiddimuani.
    • Natpiddimuani - Sri ampalathady kovil, Kiddanky veethy
    • Sri lingeswarar Kovil, Navithanveli, 15th village ,Annamalai 2.
    • Thambiluvil - Thalaiyadi Sivan Temple

  • Mattakalappu (Batticaloa)

    • Cheddypalayam - Sivan Temple
    • Chiththandy - Kitulvewa - Sivan Temple
    • Dandamalai - muttulingaswami temple
    • Dantamalai - murugan temple
    • Eruvil East - Sivapuram Sivan Temple
    • Kaluthawalai - Easwarar Temple
    • Kokkatticholai - Thanthonriswarar
    • Madhakalpuwa - Eravur - Pethalai, Valaichenai - Sivan temple
    • Madhakalpuwa - Katankudi - Kokkadichcholai Sivan Kovil
    • Madhakalpuwa - Katankudi - Sivan temple
    • Madhakalpuwa - Katankudi - Cheddipalayam
    • Manmunai - Sri Thackayageswarar Temple
    • maTTakkaLappu - mAmAngEshvarar
    • Mattakalappu (Batticaloa) - Sri Thakkaiyageswara Kovil, Vaivy Road, Batticaloa.
    • Batticaloa - Navatkudah - Sivan Temple
    • Batticaloa - Vaily Rd. - Sri Thackayageswarar Temple
    • Navatkudha - Sivan Kovil, Navatkudha.
    • Selvanagar East - Sivaneswarar Temple
    • Thiruppalukamam - Vivekananthapuram - Sivan Temple
    • Unnichchai - Pavatkodichchenai - Siva Temple
    • Valaichenai - Alakandy pillai sivan Temple
    • Valaichenai - Tharivan road - Sri kaneshvarar kovil

  • Trincomalee

    • thirukkONamalai (triconamale, trincomalee) - kONEshar, mAdhumaiyAL, gauri thIrththam, the old temple has been destroyed by Portuguese and the lingam has been kept and worshipped in another place
    • Muthur - Barathipuram - Sivan kovil, Kiliveddy, Barathipuram.
    • Kanguvely - Athisivankovil, Muthur, Kanguvely.
    • Kanthalai - Peraru - Kanthalai Sivan Temple
    • Kiliveddy - Lingapuram - Sivan Tempe
    • Kinniya - Gangai - Sivan Temple
    • Kuchchaveli - Sembimalai - Senpeeswarar Temple
    • Mallikaithivu - Sivan kovil, Muthur, Mallikaithivu.
    • Thampalakamam - Ati Konanayakar - 24 km from thirukonamalai
    • Trincomalee - Sivayouga Puram - Nadesar Temple
    • Trincomalee - Sri Visvanthaswamy Temple - Ward No.7, Thirugnanasampanthar Road
    • Trincomalee - Vellaivilpathira Koneswara Temple - Power House Road.

• Sabaragamuwa Province temples

  • Ratnapura

    • Rakuwana - Gangoda - Sri Kanageswara Temple
    • SivanoLi pAdham (Adam's peak) - Lord shiva Feet temple, 40 km from Ratnapura
    • Srimath Thiripurasundari Ambiga Sameda Ratnasabesar, Waraka Estate Road, Ratnapura.

• Southern Province Temples

  • Galle

    • Galinagar Sivan Temple, Sri Meenadchi Antheswarar Temple, 6, Poonthodda Road, Galle
    • Tenavaram (Dondra Head) - near Galle, southern province
  • Devinuwara - Tondeshwaram

• Uva Province Temples

  • Viyaluwa - Hindu Temple, Ledchawattai Thoddam,Viyaluwa, Badulla
  • kathirkAmam - 320 km from Colombo - Sivankovil (Muththlinga swamy) Temple - temple on the bank of mANikka gangai.
  • Kathirkamam - Siva temple on the top of the hill