• CathyJonTokyo/NY, 2025 Silver DawnTraveler
    Shiva, The Auspicious One
    On the walk to the TempleVendors outside the religious siteOh deer!Thirukoneswaram Kovil Hindu temple in TrincomaleeAt the foot of ShivaThirukoneswaram Kovil Hindu TempleDried fish vendorOur Lady of Guadalupe ChurchA perfect nearby beach"A mermaid with fan"Buddha statue at Velgam Vehera, an ancient Buddhist temple complex in Sri Lanka.Temple stepsLocal visiting peacockTemple ruinsMonkeys within the templeJapanese Peace Pagoda located on Rumassala Hill in Unawatuna, Sri LankaMosque -  Masjid

    Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

    February 14, 2025 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Trincomalee is located on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and is the 5th largest harbor in the world. In "Trinco," we selected a 4.5hr morning excursion, "Temples and Places in Trincomalee".

    We started our coach ride through the gates of Fort Jafra and on to the oldest Hindu temple in Sri Lanka, the Temple of Konessaram. A giant Shiva statue, the auspicious one, sits at the entryway to the temple. Devotees, incense, and chanting provided a wonderful sensory backdrop to this journey. Interesting side note: domesticated deer were all about the grounds.

    Koneswaram Temple of Trincomalee is a classical-medieval Hindu temple complex in Trincomalee, a Hindu religious pilgrimage center in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

    We then drove over unpaved and uneven roads to an ancient site of Buddhust temple ruins, Velgam Vehera, where we walked, seeing monkeys, peacocks, and ruins including a standing Buddha statue.    Read more