HINDU HOLY SITES OF THE JAFFNA PENINSULAR, SRI LANKA – TAASA Review December 2019

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This article was originally found in the December 2019 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 7).

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Ann Proctor with Jeeva Perumalpillai I n April 2019, with good friend, co-author and Jaffna resident, Jeeva PerumalpillaiEssex as a guide, I visited the Jaffna peninsula on the northern tip of Sri Lanka.

The area has a rich repository of historical sites: Hindu, Buddhist and colonial.

Amongst the colonial buildings that include both sacred and secular examples, the numbers of missionary based educational institutions are quite remarkable for their prevalence and prestige...