Hinduism and Colonialism

One of the most important Hindu temples is in Jaffna.  It’s called the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil.  (Kovil means “temple” in Tamil.)  The temple was closed when we saw it, but it is still impressive even without going inside.

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil

Roar

Colonial houses can be found in lots of cities in Sri Lanka.  Colombo is full of them.  Perhaps they are not all colonial, but they are at least built in this classic British colonial/tropical paradise style.  I liked this one.  A lot of these colonial houses look like just like this–abandoned, run-down, and in need of some love and care.  But they all have such potential.

Colonial House

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