Maviddapuram
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Maviddapuram (Template:Langx) is a village in the Sri Lankan district of Jaffna under the Tellippalai divisional secretariat.[1]
Etymology
The name Maviddapuram is derived Template:Langx, vidda (removed) Template:Langx Template:Langx.[2]
History
According to legend Maviddapuram has had a Hindu shrine for 5,000 years.[3] According to another legend, an 8th-century CholaTemplate:Efn princess Mathurapuraveeravalli,Template:Efn daughter of Tissai Ughra Cholan, the King of Madurai, was inflicted with a persistent intestinal disorder as well as facial disfigurement which made her face look like a horse.[4][5][6] She was advised by a priest/sage to bathe in the freshwater spring at Keerimalai.[4][5] After bathing in the spring Mathurapuraveeravalli's illness and disfigurement vanished.[4][5] In gratitude, she renovated a Hindu shrine, located in Kovil Kadavai about two kilometers south east of the spring, into a full temple honouring the Hindu god Murugan (Skanda).[4][5][6] The King of Madurai sent sculptors, artists, building material, granite, statues, gold, silver etc. to assist with the renovation.[4] The temple's statue of Kankesan (Murugan) was brought via the port of Gayathurai which was later renamed Kankesanthurai.[7][8]
Agriculture and Industries
Before 1990, Maviddapuram had a cement factory which was one of the major producers of cement in Sri Lanka.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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