Jaffna & the North - Sri Lanka - page 597

Vavuniya
Sights
1 Archaeological Museum C1
2 Grand Jummah Mosque C2
3 Kandasamy Kovil B2
4 Kudiyiruppu Pillaiyar Kovil C1
Sleeping
5 Hotel Nelly Star C3
6 Hotel Swarkka C3
Eating
7 Neethan's Hotel B3
8 Royal Garden Restaurant C2
9 Ryana Restaurant C3
The town arcs around an attractive tank that's best observed from Kudiyiruppu Pillaiyar
Kovil ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , a sprawling Ganesh temple.
Archaeological Museum MUSEUM
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 222 4805;Horowapatana Rd; 9am-5pm)
This museum is unlikely to impress if you're arriving from the ancient cities, but some of
the pinched-faced terracotta figures from Kilinochchi (4th to 5th century) are delightfully
primitive, while the central hexagonal chamber has some fine 5th-to-8th-century Buddha
statues in Mannar limestone.
Madukanda Vihara BUDDHIST
(Horowapatana Rd)
The quietly charming Madukanda Vihara is a Rs 200 three-wheeler ride from central
Vavuniya, beyond the 3km post southeast on the A29. It was reputedly the fourth resting