Jaffna round up

Temple open for public veneration

Two hundred years old Vyravar temple in the Jaffna Fort was opened for public veneration after it was consecrated by Maha Abishekam.

This temple was built by the prisoners and Hindu devotees during the Dutch period. The opening ceremony was attended by Archaeological researcher and Professor of history, Jaffna University Dr Pushpaatnam, Coordinator of Archaeological Department Somathilake and the archaeological students of Jaffna University.

Demo seeking business places

Shopkeepers at the Kilinochchi market staged a demonstration demanding permission be granted to them to conduct businesses in the market building.

The demonstration started from Kilinochchi market and marched to the Kilinochchi Secretariat and handed over a memorandum requesting allocation be made in the market for them to conduct businesses. The District Secretary said that the issue had gone to Courts and an interim order has been made and nothing could be done until the issue was decided by the Courts.

Karthigesu Pulavar statue

A statue of Hindu Icon Karthigesu Pulavar has been erected on the Eastern side of Paralai Murugan temple.

This statue was sculptured by South Indian sculptors. Karthigesu Pulavar was an authority in the interpretation of Skanda Purana Verses.

He has also published volumes on Skanda Uthayakandam. He was a lay preacher on Skandapuranam and had conducted discourses during the Skanda Sasdi fast periods. He is an icon venerated by the Hindus for his meticulous interpretation of Hindu Puranas.

Student drowns

A six-year-old student drowned in a well when he and his mates jumped into a well which was brimful of water to practise swimming.