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The
island Ceylon had adorned a covetable place, in the scriptures of
our Bharat even as far back as in the Tretayuga, when it was ruled
by Ravanabrahma; who abducted Mother SITA and became the arch villan
of Dharma. During his reign, there were Sivaalayas in numbers
numerous, and Saivaaradhana was conducted on a scale pompous to the
envy of gods and humans, as a matter of fact. After the yugas that
followed nothing remained in proof of its former glory. Buddhist
impact swallowed almost all the yugas-old Siva mahima. Moreover,
with the advent of Britishers, some of the surviving ancient shrines
went beyond recognition, due to their ignorance of our adorable
culture. A few of them withstanding the onslaughts of the vagaries
of nature and whimsicality of aliens, are found here and there
displaying the immortality Siva mahima. Among them, the Sivan
Tirukkovil at Trincomalee deserves mention and adoration.
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