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Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
A Hindu shrine damaged during the civil war and subsequently renovated.
Maviddapuram, Jaffna · Northern Province
Mixed
As documented: 2013-09-01Approximate locality
9.8011°, 80.0351° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
- No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Partial destruction · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1990s AD · approximate
The temple suffered structural damage during the war; a 2013 account describes renovation.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe temple suffered structural damage during the war; a 2013 account describes renovation.
The priest’s interview dates damage to the 1990s but does not identify a responsible force for each loss.
- Surge of devotion reverberates the North ↗Sunday Observer · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources1990s · approximate
- Surge of devotion reverberates the North ↗Sunday Observer · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownA responsible individual or organization has not been established.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
A 2013 interview records damage and renovation.
- Surge of devotion reverberates the North ↗Sunday Observer · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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- Surge of devotion reverberates the North ↗ · Sunday Observer
1 September 2013: interview at Maviddapuram records 1990s damage and government help to renovate. Does not identify the perpetrator of each damaged element.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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