Puttur, Sri Lanka

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Puttur is a town in the north of Sri Lanka.

1 Education
2 Landmarks
3 Festivals
4 References

[edit] Education

The first Sri Lankan school providing free education was established in Puttur.^{[citation needed]} Hon Malzawarajar established the J/Sri Somaskanda College (யா/ஸ்றீ சோமாஸ்கந்த கல்லூரி), originally a Hindu based college in Puttur. This was during the period when fee-charging Christian schools were dominant all over Sri Lanka during the British colonial rule.

[edit] Landmarks

The Sivan Kovil, many Hindu establishments, the American mission run hospital and the now free American Mission (protestant) school, the pioneering J/Sri Somaskanda College are some of the landmarks of Puttur.

[edit] Festivals

The annual poongawanam festival (பூங்காவனம்) held in friendly competition between Puttur Sivan Kovil (புத்தூர்) and the neighbouring Avarangal Sivan Kovil (ஆவரங்கால்) were the climax of activities before the Sri Lankan Civil War started.

[edit] References

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