TIRUKONESWARAM KOVIL – Trincomalee

One of the oldest kovils in this country, Koneswaram temple, as it is popularly called, was rebuilt , on Swami Rock, on the site of the earlier one, which was zealously destroyed by the Portuguese in the 17th century. The remains of the old temple still lie on the sea bed., with the exception by drivers and installed in the new temple in the 1960’s.