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Sri Ponnambalam Vanesar Kovil is a remarkable Hindu temple built entirely of South Indian granite, shipped from India and assembled in Colombo in 1874. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, it is one of the finest examples of Dravidian temple architecture outside India.
Commissioned by a wealthy Tamil merchant, the temple stones were quarried and carved in Tamil Nadu, shipped to Colombo, and assembled by Indian craftsmen. It was consecrated in 1874.