Sandilipay is a town located 10 km from the
City
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of
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ; , ) is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a Jaffna Peninsula, peninsula of the same name. With a population o ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. The original name of Sandilipay is Kalvalai.
It is the home of :
* Kalvalai Pillaiyar Temple (renowned for its poetic work ''Kalvalai Anthathi'', written by Sinnathamby Pulavar
)
* Seerani Nagapoosani Amman Temple
* Jaffna's one and only river,
Valukkai aaru.
References
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Towns in Jaffna District
Valikamam South West DS Division