Thampalakamam (Tamil: தம்பலகாமம், romanized: Tampalakāmam; Sinhala: තඹලගමුව, romanized: Tam̆balagamuva) is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka and it is located about 20 km South-West of Trincomalee. It is also known as Tampainakar in Tamil chronicles written during the 17th century.[1] Portuguese colonial officers who came to the general area after 1622 with the destruction of the Koneswaram temple, described the village as prosperous and large. It was the seat of government of medieval feudal lords of the area who had control over a region called Tampalakamam Pattu.[2] It became the refuge of Hindus and their idols that were saved from the destruction of the temple of Koneswaram. Ati Konanayakar a successor temple was constructed in Thampalakamam.[3] During the Sri Lankan civil war in the 1980s and 1990s the village and the surrounding area were severely affected, leading to massacres and depopulation.[4][5] The village was resettled after 2002.
thampalakamam, tamil, தம, பலக, மம, romanized, tampalakāmam, sinhala, තඹලගම, romanized, balagamuva, town, trincomalee, district, lanka, located, about, south, west, trincomalee, also, known, tampainakar, tamil, chronicles, written, during, 17th, century, portug. Thampalakamam Tamil தம பலக மம romanized Tampalakamam Sinhala තඹලගම ව romanized Tam balagamuva is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka and it is located about 20 km South West of Trincomalee It is also known as Tampainakar in Tamil chronicles written during the 17th century 1 Portuguese colonial officers who came to the general area after 1622 with the destruction of the Koneswaram temple described the village as prosperous and large It was the seat of government of medieval feudal lords of the area who had control over a region called Tampalakamam Pattu 2 It became the refuge of Hindus and their idols that were saved from the destruction of the temple of Koneswaram Ati Konanayakar a successor temple was constructed in Thampalakamam 3 During the Sri Lankan civil war in the 1980s and 1990s the village and the surrounding area were severely affected leading to massacres and depopulation 4 5 The village was resettled after 2002 Thampalakamam தம பலக மம තඹලගම වTownAathi Koneswarar TempleThampalakamamCoordinates 8 31 0 N 81 5 0 E 8 51667 N 81 08333 E 8 51667 81 08333CountrySri LankaProvinceEasternDistrictTrincomaleeDS DivisionThambalagamuwaTransport editThambalagamuwa railway stationSee also editThampalakamam massacre Ati KonanayakarReferences edit Pathmanathan Sivasubramaniam 2006 Hindu Temples of Sri Lanka Kumaran Book House ISBN 955 9429 91 4 p 106 Pathmanathan Sivasubramaniam 2006 Hindu Temples of Sri Lanka Kumaran Book House ISBN 955 9429 91 4 p 102 Pathmanathan Sivasubramaniam 2006 Hindu Temples of Sri Lanka Kumaran Book House ISBN 955 9429 91 4 p 106 Tamil Times February 1986 It is war says Jayawardene p 24 Amnesty International Report Amnesty International org Archived from the original on January 31 2004 Retrieved 2006 01 06 nbsp This Eastern Province Sri Lanka location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thampalakamam amp oldid 1164010601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
