Sunset over Jaffna Lagoon

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Our Roots

The land we come from — lagoons, paddy fields, palmyra groves, temples, and the roads that connect Pachchilaipalli to the rest of Sri Lanka.

Pachchilaipalli & Surroundings

Community-sourced and Wikimedia Commons photographs

A sunny day at Kilaly Jetty
Kilaly Jetty
Palai Central College
Palai Central College
Palai Railway Station on the Northern Line
Railway Station, Pallai
Thaanthonreeswarar Pillayar Kovil, Tharmakkeni
Thaanthonreeswarar Pillayar Kovil, Tharmakkeni
St. Mary's Church - Pulopallai
St. Mary's Church - Pulopallai
St Peter's Church, Pulopalai
St Peter's Church, Pulopalai
Kirushnan Kovil, Muhavil
Kirushnan Kovil, Muhavil
Neliyai Amman Kovil
Neliyai Amman Kovil
A9 Highway in Pachchilaipalli
A9 Highway, Pallai
Araththi Amman Kovil
Araththi Amman Kovil
Sr.Antony's Church, Pulopalai
Sr.Antony's Church puloppalai
Kovilkadu Pillaiyar Kovil
Kovilkadu Pillaiyar Kovil
St. Andrew's Church, Palai
St. Andrew's Church, Palai
St.Barbara Church, Ithavil
St.Barbara Church, Ithavil
St. James the Great Church - Kilaly
St. James the Great Church - Kilaly

Photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Credits: Rehman Abubakr.

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