It is located near from sithankerny Junction.one of the famous sivan Temple in jaffna.Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Tamil Eelam. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th largest city. Jaffna is approximately six miles (9.7 kilometres) from Kandarodai which served as an emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical antiquity. Jaffna's suburb Nallur served as the capital of the four-century-long medieval Jaffna kingdom. 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. District : Jaffna Location : sithankerny Daily Ceremony : Women must have their legs and shoulders covered and men are required to take off shirts before entering the temple. No photography inside the temple.