Lord Konesar festival in Trincomalee town
Lord Konesar procession in Trincomalee is an annual event that brings people of all ethnic background together. This year’s three-day procession of Lord Konesar with his consort Mathumai Ambal began Monday evening around 5 p.m. after the annual observance of Maha Sivarathiri day Sunday night in the historic Trincomalee Koneswaram Temple. Devotees after Monday evening Pooja carried the chief deity on their shoulders to the entrance of the Fort Frederick where it was kept on a decorated vehicle. Thereafter the procession began while devotees chanting religious hymns. Several Sinhalese businessmen offered flowers and broke hundreds of coconuts.
Pictures by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai
Historians believe Ravanan worshipped Thirukoneswaram
The “Nanthi” flag symbolises the religion Hinduism. This “Nanthi” flag was installed on the auspicious day of “Thaipoosam” in January 2005
“The Nandhi Flag is an apt representation of the Hindus who are passive yet perceptive, hale yet humble and deep, devote and detached” - Reflections on the Nandhi Flag: by Justice C.V. Wigneswaran
Lord Nadarajar
Goddess Mathumai Ambal
Historians believe Raman worshipped Thirukoneswaram
This is where the earlier Thirukoneswaram temple was situated
The old temple was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1624 on Tamil New Year in April. And this new temple was built fifty years ago. And daily pooja is performed, where the old temple used to be. Thirukoneswaram is situated in the direction of Rameswaram, accoring to Thirukoneswaram chief priest Sivasri, Sivakugarajah Kurukkal
Devotees in the temple
View from swamy rock
“Kalvettu” Stone inscription belonging to “Pandiyan” era
Forty five years old T.A.Gunathilaka from Serunuwara says that, he has been doing business for five years.
Seventy six years old Murugaiah Velupillai, from Yatinuwara, Kandy sells coconut, camphor and incense to the devotees of Thirukoneswaram for the past eight years. He says that his daily income is rupees 100/= or more, depending on the number of devotees visit the temple.
