Valvettithurai

Valvettithurai

Valvettithurai ( _ta. வல்வெட்டித்துறை) or VVT is a small coastal village on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka's north. Its original name is Valvettithurai (val-vet-ti-thu-rai). It was here the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was born. The population is mainly hindu and some catholics. The main industry is farming and fishing.

The town is near the river called Thondaiman Aru. This is named after Karunagaran Thondaiman, a Chola minister who came to Sri Lanka to procure salt. The mouth of the river has the famous Skanda temple called Selva Sannithy built in the 16th century. It has a spiritual connection with the southern most holiest place in Sri Lanka called Kataragama Temple.

External links

* [http://valvaiaustralia.com Valvai Australia Link]

ee also

Place names in Sri Lanka

Related Websites

* [http://lakdiva.org/codrington/chap05.html The Civil Wars of Sri Lanka during 13th to 15th Century ]
* [http://encyclopedie-en.snyke.com/articles/sri_dalada_maligawa.html Wars waged for the Possession of the Tooth Relic]
* [http://www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/ChKumar12_00.htm A Brief History of Jaffna Kingdom ]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/vallipuram.html The Vallipuram Buddha Image]


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