Siva Sri Paskarakurukkal

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Siva Sri Paskarakurukkal is a German based Sri Lankan Tamil priest (Iyer) and the present pontiff of one of the biggest Hindu temples of Europe.

Siva Sri Paskarakurukkal came to Germany in 1984 fleeing the civil war in Sri Lanka. In 1989 he started performing pujas in the basement of his flat. In 2000, the works of the present temple started. The building of the temple finished in July 2002 and 3000 Hindus celebrated the opening ceremony.