Cultural · Trincomalee · East Coast
A Shrine at the Edge of the Cliff
Koneswaram Temple — 5 km from Trincomalee
SWAMI ROCKPhoto by Tharukshaan Kumaravel on UnsplashThe temple sits directly on a cliff edge where the land drops straight into the Indian Ocean, with views over Trincomalee's natural harbour.
A Hindu temple to Shiva on Swami Rock, about 130 metres above the sea at the tip of the Trincomalee peninsula. The original was destroyed by Portuguese forces in 1622; the current structures were rebuilt from the 1950s on the same cliff site.
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8.5825° N, 81.2453° ECarto · OSM
