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Sainthamalai Sainthimalai (Madakalapuwa [Batticaloa])
RAHATHGALA
History Ancient Buddhist Ruins scattered over a 25 acre area.
Regarded as a unique site by Archaeo. Commissioner Godakumbure
Twin-stage buildings ( 7 century) typical of the Anuradhapura period
Three old temples (see destruction below), Old ponds, other ruins
Deliberate destruction Three Hindu Kovils have been built exactly
on top of the ancient temples, already by 1983
Extensive destruction under recent terrorist activity.
See Report of the Archaeological Commissioner, 1961-62, p 78.
Archaeo. Dept. file EC/B/E/27, folio 118
See Annual Report of the Archaeological Commissioner,1961
රහත්ගල
Sainthamaruthu, Saintamaruthu, Saainthamaruthu (Madakalapuwa [Batticaloa])
Rankumbukka
"Terminalia arjuna" is a medicinal and hallowed plant with cherry-like fruits. It is claimed to be "Sita's Favourite tree", where Sita is the consort of Rama taken to Lanka by Ravaana.
This is 'Kumbuk'. Ancient Buddhist Archaeological Remains, see Sainthamalai
This location was strongly damaged by the 2004 Tsunami. Indelible memories of kith and kin by Kanagasabapathipillai   Regional map
රන්කුඹුක්ක
Salampaikulam (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
HAELAMABAVAEVA
"Haelamba", Halamba, (bot. Mitragyna Tubulosa) is the Sinhala name of a is a valuable timber tree
There is also a Haelamba vaeva 4.5 km from Divulleva, near Trincomalee
හැලඹවැව
Saliyawewa, Saaliyavaeva (Puttalama)
SALIYAVAEVA
සාලියවැව

Samalankulam (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
SAMANALAVAEVA
Ancient Buddhist ruins, Listed in 1982 by Archaeo. Dep. Somasiri
Labeled #101 in Vanni Buddhist sites map
Disc.- 'Samalan' or 'camalan' in Tamil, Malayalm etc has no
clear meaning here. It appears that the Sinhala 'Samanala' was
adopted into Tamil and with an inversion sometimes noted in such adaptations.
සමනැලවැව
Samanthurai, Sammanthurai(Ampare)
 Hist.- Ancient Buddhist site, listed in Archaeo. Dept. 1982(Somasiri) list.
'Saman' is one of the 'protector gods' of ancient Sri lanka, and 'thara' is 'portal to the sea', a common place-name ending. Legend clams a meeting of 'Saman' with the Buddha in Mahiyangana, one of the most venerated ancient Buddhist sites of Sri Lanka. It also has a `Saman devala'. Mahiyangana (positioned at the A26 and A11 junction, between Randenigala and Maduruoya reservoirs), though not very close, is the dominant ancient historic location near 'Samanthara'.

'Samman' could also probably mean 'sammaana' or donation by the king, hence the 'Saman thuarai' spelling is probably a modification of an earlier form. It is also a possibility that "sammanthuari" here is a distortion of "Sankanthota", where "sanka" in Sanskrit means Conch shells (Turbinella pyrum). Dakshinavarti Shankh, or Valampuri Sanggu is a highly-valued conch shell with a right-turning spiral instead of the common left-turning spiral. Conch shell fishery existed in this region, Kirinda and Hambantota. See the entry under "Hambantota" for more details of Chank fishery etc. It has also been suggested that "Samman" is a modification of "Sampan", (See 'A Dictionary of the World's Watercraft from Aak to Zumbra' compiled and edited by the Mariners Museum 2001. ISBN 1 8617 1821. Here a sampan is defined as a Loose term used in East and South East Asia to designate various small harbour and local coastal craft". But early travellers applied the word and its variant forms more widely even to much larger vessels.) (See Guruge, Mahavamsa, 2nd revised edition, p220 for contacts with Sri Lanka as far back as 3rd century BCE.) This is a Muslim dominated region, with brutal massacres of Muslims
in the 'ethnic cleansing' efforts of the LTTE.
For other details, including the time of the IKPF, see
UTHR report 
See also Muslim Expulsion (Lanka Libraray article)
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සමන්තර
Sambilithurai (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
DAMBAKOLAPATUNA, JAMBUKOLAPATUNA (anchor: Dambakola)
Read discussion of this ancient port under Kankasanthurei 
Given the degree of ambiguity that exists in the available data,
we have rendered Kankesanthurai as DAMBAKOLATHOTA
while Sambilithurai has been selected for Dambakolapatune
This site is likely to be the port where the 'Bo-saplling' was
brought to Sri lanka by Sangamitta.Howver, Denis Fernando has contested this view and claims the following:
The sea port adjacent to Tiriyaya had several names at different periods. It was called Jambukola, when the sacred Bodhi tree was brought in the 3rd century B.C. from the port Tamalitti on the Ganges delta. The Sacred Bodhi tree was taken in a grand procession that lasted five days from Jambukola to the city of Anuradhapura, 60 miles away, where it was planted and remains to this day as the oldest tree recorded in history. This ancient sea port was also called Talakori Emporium by Ptolemy in ca. 110 A.C, while in 1150 A.D. in the time of Parakramabahu I, it was called Palavavanka from where he set sail with a fleet on his expedition to Burma.
Today it is called Palavaki and its etymological meaning is very revealing. In the environment of the Yan Oya are also remains of Cist Burials quite different to the Urn or Pot burials near Pomparippu (Ran pariththa).
The identification of a port in Jaffna Peninsula by some historians cannot be accepted as Jambukolapatuna as from all the evidence indicated above, the port of Jambukola-potana of the 3rd century B.C. has to be associated with the port near Tiriyaya Kuchchaveli, presently known as Palavaki.

Jaffna-KKS-railway-line-opens-after-25-years on Jan 2-2015
දඹකොලපටුන දඹකොල පටුන
Sampaltivu (Sirigonakanda [Trincomalee])
DAMPALADOOVA
Dam-pala may be "Jambu", or dam (blue berries), or a variety of plantain with dark-ash-coloured fruit. It could also be "Jambala", a type of large sour citrus (grape)fruit.
දම්පලදූව
Sampalthoddam (Vannimava [Vavniya])
DAMPALATHOTA
This is three miles along the road to Mannarama from Vavniya. Dam-pala may be "Jambu", or dam (blue berries), or a variety of plantain with dark-ash-coloured fruit. It could also be "Jambala", a type of large sour citrus (grape)fruit. The name has been changed to Navalar-panni more recently by Tamil nationalists.
දම්පලතොට
Sampur, Sampoor, Champoor (Sirigonakanda [Trincomalee ])
SOMAPURA, SAMAPURA (anchor: Somapura))
Ancient Buddhist archeological site, and a modern Hindu site of the Paththirakali Amman Temple.
In Tamil 'champu' could be 'bulrush (elephant grass)', 'Jambu' fruit, or 'jackal' (c.f., jambuka). That a very old city with a history could be named after some reeds etc., is not too likely. Another meaning which has accrued to Tamil from Sanskrit/Prakrit sources is 'champu ←sampu (p 3885,MTL) calm or 'saamam'. This agrees with the Pali/Prakrit/Sinhala usage in this place name. Soma (=Savumya) and "Samaa" are also, thus closely related in meaning.
The stub 'oor' ← (p)oor ← 'pura' is a name for a city or town
not only in indic languages, but also in Sumarian and Babylonian times.
Coal-power project at Samapura, 2011 report.
Battle of Samapura, The Hindu, Sept.5, 2006
Battle of Sampur, Lanka e-news
GDA Perera's article
සාමපුර
සෝමපුර
Sandilipayi, Sandilippai, Chandilipai (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
SANDILIPAE
Meaning. In tamil "ipayi" may mean "net", or "sail", and has no contextual sense
see Jaffna map1
සන්දිලිපේ
Sandiveli, Santhiveli(Madakalapuva[Batticaloa])
KANDAVAELLA
LTTE shot the Head Priest of the Pulliar Hindu Temple at Sandiveli
for having garlanded the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on 9 Feb. 2007.
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කන්දවැල්ල
Sangamankandai, Sankamankadai (Potuvila [Pottuvil])
SANGAMANKANDA
Five km. from Potuvial
Hist. Pre-christian era Buddhist ruins
Several Stupas, Viharas, and other ruins
The Archaeo. Dep. Annual report 1928-29
This is a threatened site due to LTTE activity
සංගමන්කන්ද
Sangarathai, Sankarathai(Yapanaya[Jaffna])
SANGAARADA
Ancient Buddhist site
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සංගාරද
Sangupitty, Sangupiddy, Sankupiddi (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
HAKPITIYA, SANKAPITIYA
Causeway, Jetty, Ferry, naval clashes near Punranna(Pooneryn). A cerry would connect the 4km lagoon from Sangupiddi to Jaavakaceriya (Chavakachcheri). However, the bridge built in 2011 ensures a land connection via Mannar to Jaffna.
The word "Sanka", is Sanskrit for Conch shell. The sinhala word, Sanka or Hak, as well as the Tamil சங்கு are both derived from Sanskrit. Sankapitiya or Hakpitiya would hence refer to the fact that this part of the sea has been known for Chank (Gastropoda: Turbinella pyrum) fishery for a long time. Chank shells, or Konches ("Hakgedi") are used in Buddhist prcessions. They are considered sacred in Hindu lore, and are associated with MahaLakshmi. The sinistral Turbinella pyrum (with the spiral turning left when the apex is held up), called Dakshinavarti in Skrt., (i.e., right-turning spiral, with the apex held down) are very rare. Thus the name Sankapitiya reflects the fishing for "Hak-gedi" or Conch shells, crud See also, write up under Hambanthota. A new brdige has now been constructed, and opened in 2011. The 288-meters long bridge with two lanes was constructed under the Uthura Wasanthaya programme at a cost of 1.037 billion rupees.
හක් පිටිය
සංකපිටිය
Sankanai, Chankanai(Yapanaya[Jaffna])
Chandana
See entry under "Chankanai"
චන්දනෙ
Sankathanai, Chankathanai(Yapanaya[Jaffna])
Sankathaenna, Sangasthaana.
This is located close to Jaavakacheriya (Chavakachcheri) and was a place of intense battles during the Eelam wars. Nerely 100 army soldiers were killed 18-Set-2000 in attemtping to free Chavakachchari from the terrorists.
The etimology is not clear. There are no useful Tamil meanings. But "sanka" is common to both Sinhala and Tamil through Sanskrit and may refer to "sanku" or conch shells.
Alternatively, the name may be a modification of "Sangasthaana", i.e., an abode for monks (Buddhist or Jain, but not Hindu).
The state of the Sankathanai railway station, destroyed by the LTTE, at the end of the war, 2009 
See entry under "Chankanai"
සංකතැන්න සංගස්ථානය
Sankuveli(Yapanaya[Jaffna])
SANKAVAELLA
Disc.- 'Sanka' is 'Sak-gedi'; the name reflects the fishing for "Hak-gedi" or Conch shells, i.e., Chank (Gastropoda: Turbinella pyrum) in this area. Even the word "Chank" may be borrowed from the Sanskrit. See also, write up under Hambanthota.
see Jaffna map1
සංකවැල්ල
Saravanai (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
SAARAVANYA
Located in Urathota(Kaytes) Island.
see Jaffna map1
සාරවනය
Sasthirikoolankulam (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
SATHARAKOONAWEWA
සතරකෝන වැව
Semamadhu (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
SEEMAMADUWA
සීමාමඩුව
Sathurukondavil(Madakalapuva[Baticaloa])
SATHURUKANDAVILA
Disc.- This literally means 'place for ambush', and goes back to battles between 'Mukkua' and 'tamilar' fisher folk.
සතුරුකන්ද විල
Savalkattu(Yapanaya[Jaffna])
KUKULKAELE
Malayalam 'caaval' also means Cock (fowl). This location has been in the news for clashes between the LTTE and SL Forces.
කුකුල්කැලේ
Savukkady(Madakalapuva[Batticaloa])
Kivulkara
Near Serupura(Eravur and chenkaladi)
Disc.- 'Kivul' water is 'brackish water. The malayalam cavar (or savar), Urdu 'safar' may mean "brakish",
'kady' → kada →, or kara which could mean "shore". Thus the Tamilized 'Savukkady' and the Sinhala 'Kivulkara' are consistent.
කිවුල්කර
Seeniamottai(Mooladova [Mullaitivu])
HEENI-MADE, Heenimote
Near Nandakadola. Land near this area has been offered (2011) by the government as homesteads for returning IDPs who were in Maenik-farm (or Menik farm), with the ancient name `Mahathalithagama'- මහ-තලිත-;;ගම
Mottai, Mottei, or `madaya' is a swampy, marshy or muddy place. The sinhala word 'mada' probably arose from 'Manda', skrt. for 'scum'.
The latin word for 'marsh' is 'madeo'.
The greek word 'mydos' means 'damp'. However 'mud', usually claimed to be
linked to old german, may also have come from the latin 'madeo' (marsh)
which may itself be connected with the Skrt. Manda → mire', as in
'quagmire', used even today in english and french (tourbiÚre).
The tamil word for such a place would be 'acumpu', 'ayam', 'cakati', 'sheru', etc.

The place name refers a narrow strip of land.
හීනිමඩේ
හීනිමොටේ

Sembimalei, Sembimalai, Sembumalai (Puhulmotte [Pumodei])
KINIHIRIVEHERA, SEMBAKANDA
History: Located on a Hill close tto Kasbavella (Kuchchaveli), Important Buddhist temple ruins, pre-christian era, 1st century Stone Inscriptions. Paada-Lanchana sculptures, Stupas etc. 8ft Buddha Statue vandalized. Site destroyed and new Hindu temple has been erected. See Daily News 14 Oct. 1980, p3. Archaeological Dept. File EC/B/E/26
The Sinhala name 'Sembakanda' is tentative, and will be modified, when the contents of the stone inscription or other data becomes available. Labeled #137 in Vanni Buddhist sites map
කිනිහිරිවෙහෙර
Sempankundu,Cempakundu (Giranikke, [kilinochchi])
AMBA-SALAAVA, අමිබසලාව
'Amba-salava' is the village beside (Sinhala 'asmba →amba or
samba →cempa', where the last form is Tamil.)
a grove of Saala trees (diperocarpaceae, or Couroupita guianensis , 'Kunturukkam' in
Tamil, see p996 of the Madras Tamil Lexicon.
Another set of meanings can emerge from the following:
'cempan' refers to 'Buddhists' who wear red/yellow robes
and Kundu, or 'Dummala' signifies a brownish oleo-resin.
අමිබසලාව
Sencholai, Chencholai, Naddalamottankulam (Mooladuva [Mullaitivu])
HENDOLA, Hengolla
See also entry under Vallipunam, the location of the Tiger torture prison and Victor-I base.
This area (in the aluth-kulissa or puthukudiruppe district) is also called Naddalamottankulam (Naaatu-maetta-vaeva) "Hena" is "chena", i.e., slash and burn cultivation area. This location came into the news after air strikes (August 2006) on an LTTE facility, claimed by the LTTE and certain international observers to be an orphanage, while the Govt. claimed it to be a black-tiger training facility. It has clearly been both, i.e., an orphanage where the orphans get trained for war. The songs of the orphanage, "Sencholai Padalkal" reveal much more:

The tomb shall wait for me
Flowers as offerings shall there blossom
A memorial for me who turn into a myriad atoms
The burning embers shall watch over me. 
The poet then describes a variety of possible deaths awaiting her -such as shells and bullets. It then runs: The poison (cyanide) I bore since I became a Tigress Shall also await me.
The hawk and the hound to taste my flesh Shall stalk the field where I do battle.
...All these will I endure for my land
To me a grateful nation shall arise./i
(name of poet) Uthayaletchumi.
See section 6.5 of the UTHR(J) report no: 13, UTHR-#13 
See also 'Choncholai', and Chencholai
Unicef: Bombed orphans were not Tamil Tigers ?
හේන්දොල
හේන්ගොල්ල
(Ampare)
SENAAKULISSA
An ancient garrison village. Note that the word `Kuli' is used for village, and found in old sinhala writings, including those of the `Sigiri Mirror wall graffiti'. Thus: 288 th vesre: (9th century) – "I am Gunakara (of) Ambagam-kuli (of the) Northern Province Regional map
සෙනාකුලිස්ස
Senaikudiruppu (Ampare)
SENAAKULISSA
An ancient garrison village. Note that the word `Kuli' is used for village, and found in old sinhala writings, including those of the `Sigiri Mirror wall graffiti'. Thus: 288 th vesre: (9th century) – "I am Gunakara (of) Ambagam-kuli (of the) Northern Province Regional map
සෙනාකුලිස්ස
Serayativu, Seraytivu, Seraitivu, Siriyativu (Madakalapuva [Batticaloa])
SERADOOVA, SERUVADOOVA
'Sera' is a type of waterfowl (teal). Many variants exist. The 'balal-sera', Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is well known.
There is also another small island known as 'Siriyativu' which probably a corruption of the name 'Seruvadoova'.
සේරදූව
Seruwilai (Sirigonakanda [Trincomalee])
SERUVILA, SERUVAWILA
'Sera' is a type of waterfowl (Teal, Jacana), and 'wila', or its tamilized version 'villu', refers to a lake, swamp or large pond.
This is a UNESCO heritage site, some 45 km from Gantale (Kantalai). It can also be reached purely by boat, starting from Mooduthora (Muttur).
It is a 2nd century BCE Buddhist shrine, said to have been built by Kavan-Tissa as mentioned in the ancient chronicles. A sacred relic (frontal bone of the Buddha) is said to enshrined in the Seruwila Dagaba. The "Bata Gutaha Lene Caduke" phrase occurs in a 2nd century CE stone inscription, and means - "The cave of Lord Gutta is dedicated to the Sangha of the four quarters." Other inscriptions are from King Kassapa IV and V, from the 9th and 10th centuries CE. The Dagaba was rediscoved in 1922 by Ven. Dambagasare Sumedhankara Thero.
සේරුවිල
සේරුවවිල
Sillalai (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
SILALE
The name may have arisen from the rock ("sila" in Sinhala and other source languages) fformation seen around here. It may also refer to a Perl fishery facility.
සිලාලෙ
Silavaturai (Mannarama), Chilavathurai சிலாவத்துறை (Mannarama)
KIRAVATHOTA, KIRAVATHARA, SILAVATHARA, SALAAVATHAR
'Kirava' in Sinhala is a small partidge. Note the similarity to
the word 'Girava' (parrot) where the 'g,r' in 'gira' change to 'kili'
in Tamil for parrot. The word 'cravam' exits in Tamil (p1427 MTL).
Another possible source of the word is 'Sraavaka', appears in Tamil as
'ciraavakan', and implies a Buddhist monk or adherent.
The form "chalaapam" , related to the Sanskrit 'jala" may
also be a reference to pearl-fishery activities in this region.
But this would imply a place name "Chalaappatturai", a form which has
not been found in any records associated with this region.
See also the discussion under Arippu, where there is a region called
Arya-Raani-Kotte, with a Dutch fort and a mansion.
This has been an SL army base, captured by the LTTE in 1995s, and
recaptured by the SL army in 2007.
Historical
කිරවතර
Sinnadampan (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
HINNADOMPE, PODIDOMPE
පොඩි දොම්පේ
Sinnaodaippu (Mannarama [Mannar])
HINNI-SOROVVA
Hinni-Sorovva means narow or smaller sluice. This location is near the Yodha vaeva (Giants tank). Yoda veva construction is ascribed to king Dhatusena, and Parakramabahu I Otai in tamil also may mean a wall or a fortification
හි න්නි සොරොව්ව
Sinnapuwarasankulam, Sinnapoovarasankulam (Mooladoova[Mullaitivu])
KUDAA-SOORIYAVAEVA
Ancient Buddhist ruins, Listed in 1982 by Archaeo. Dep. Somasiri
See entry under "poovarasankulam"
කුඩාසූරියවැව
Sinnasippikulam (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
PODISIPPIVAEVA
පොඩිසිප්පිවැව
Siraj-nagar, SirirajNagar (Sirigonakanda [Trincomalee])
SRI-RAJA-NAGARAYA
සිරිරාජනගරය
Sirambiadi (Puttalama)
HARAMBAPITYA
This is a place where the king's mariners exercised.
සිරිපුර
Siripurai (Ampare)
SIRIPURA
සිරිපුර
Siruppiddy (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
KURUPITIYA, KARAMBAPITIYA
'Karamba',also 'Karanda', is Carissa spinarum (Sinhala)
The tamil forms "Sirukila" etc., may refer to the same plant.
කරඹපිටිය,   කුරුපිටිය
Siruvilan (Yapanaya[Jaffna])
KARAMBAVILA, HIRUVILA
'Karamba',also 'Karanda', is Carissa spinarum (Sinhala)
The tamil forms "Sirukila" etc., may refer to the same plant.
Jaffna map1
කරඹවිල
Sithankemy (Yapanaya [Jaffna])
SITAAGAMA
This may presumably be a fall-back to Seetha-Ravana legends.
සීතාගම
Sittandi (Madakalapuva[Batticaloa])
HIK-KANDIYA
Disc. - No clear contextual meaning in tamil.
'Hik' is Lannea coromandelica, a medium sized tree.
හික්කන්ඩිය
Sittaruai Sitt-aru (Mooladoova [Mullaitivu])
S HIK-IVURA
'Ivura' is the sinhala word for the "shore" of a small stream ("aara" or "oya" in Sinhala, "aru" in Tamil) and "Hik" is the tree Lannea coromandelica
හික්ඉවුර
Somapurai (Sirigonakanda [Trincomalee])
SOMAPURAYA
established during the time of Kavantissa, 2nd century BCE.
සෝමපුරය
Somativadi (Puttalam)
DHOMAETI-VAADIYA
"Dhomati" is a type of clay, probably similar to "Fuller's earth" or Montmorillite. It is known in Tamil as 'Valalaai'. c.f., Valalai-Sutram in Sidhha-aurveda), This location is in the coastal strip of the Kalpitiya Lagoon.
දොහොමැටි වාඩිය
Sooduventhapulavu (Vavnimava [Vavniya])
SUDUVANPOLAVA
Disc. M. Cutu, That which is heated, burnt, roasted
K. sudu, M. cuttu, Tu. suti.] Bundle of sheaves;
The name may indicate a piece of land (Chena) with white ash
formed after burning. It could also be a 'kamatha' for threshing.
සුදුවන්පොලව
Soodaikudai (Sirigonakanda [Trincomalee])
CHUDATHUDAVA
චූඩතුඩාව
Soranpattu (Giranikke, [kilinochchi])
SORANPATTU, HORANPATTU
Cloves (karaabu) may also become koran or horan
  Regional map   Clear map of the region
හොරන්පත්තුව
Sodayankulam, Sodiumkulum(Madakalapuva[Batticaloa])
Yodayanveva
Map
යෝදයවැව
Sodiyankattukarei (Mannarama [Mannar])
YODAYAN-KAENU-KARA
Dis. This means "the bund ior shore dug by the giants; it is a part
of the 'Yodaveva' built by king Dhatusena; see entry under Alavaka.
යෝදයන්කැනුකර
Sonakasalampaikkulam (Vavnimava [Vaniya])
SUNKAELAMBAVEVA
Haelamba is a timber tree. The name may be a contraction of Sunaka-haelamba, Hunu-Haelamab, or Lunu-Haelamba.
Map
සුනකැලඹවැව
Sudolaipidai, Sutholaipitai (Mannarama(Mannar])
Sithulapitiya
LTTE sea-tiger base.
සිතුල්පිටිය
Sungavilia (Polonnaruwa)
SUNGAWILIYA, HUNGAVILA
Near Somavati Chaitya.
හුන්ග විල
Suthumalai (Yapanaya >Jaffna])
SUDUKANDA
Prabhakaran gave a speech here at Suthumalai on August 5th 1987, where the tiger supremo said that "the nature of the struggle could change while the goal remained constant"
සුදුකන්ද
Suduventapulavu (Vavnimava [Vaniya])
SUDDAVANTAPOLA
MAP
සුදුවන්පාලව
Suriyatevarkaddaikkadu (Mannaram [Mannar])
SURIYADEVIBAARAKADUVA
Dis. The Mannar area has relics of many pre-Buddhist, pre-Saiva, animistic
religious observances. Here the in Tamil 'Kaddaikadu→Karaikkadu' could
also suggest that it is the forest near the sea-shore which is
consacrated to the Sun god. In sinhala too, 'Kara' would mean the shore.
Map
සූරියදෙවි රැක්කඩුව
Suruvil (Yapanaya[Jaffna])
Sorovvila
Disc.- 'Soro(vva)' means a sluice or gutter.
The tamil word 'curu(nku)' could also mean an underground channel.
සොරොව්විල

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