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Velanai (Tamil: வேலணை; Sinhala: වේලනෛයි) is a small village in Velanai Island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the North of Sri Lanka. The majority of the people are Hindus along with a minority of Christians. There are number of Hindu temples along with few churches. The village is also served by a dozen schools. Sir Vaithilingam Duraiswamy, a well known member of parliament during the British colonial period, and his son Yogendra Duraiswamy, a Hindu activist and well known diplomat, were born in Velanai.

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  • Velanai (Tamil: வேலணை) ist ein kleines Dorf in , die vor der Küste der Halbinsel Jaffna im Norden von Sri Lanka ist. Die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung sind Hindus zusammen mit einer Minderheit von Christen. Es gibt eine Reihe von Hindu-Tempeln zusammen mit einigen Kirchen. (de)
  • Velanai är en ö i Sri Lanka. Den ligger i provinsen Nordprovinsen, i den norra delen av landet, 300 km norr om huvudstaden Colombo. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 26 °C. Den varmaste månaden är mars, då medeltemperaturen är 30 °C, och den kallaste är december, med 24 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 171 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt 284 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juni, med 12 mm nederbörd. (sv)
  • Velanai (Tamil: வேலணை; Sinhala: වේලනෛයි) is a small village in Velanai Island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the North of Sri Lanka. The majority of the people are Hindus along with a minority of Christians. There are number of Hindu temples along with few churches. The village is also served by a dozen schools. Sir Vaithilingam Duraiswamy, a well known member of parliament during the British colonial period, and his son Yogendra Duraiswamy, a Hindu activist and well known diplomat, were born in Velanai. (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Velanai_Vangalavadi_Murugan_Kovil.jpg
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  • Velanai (Tamil: வேலணை) ist ein kleines Dorf in , die vor der Küste der Halbinsel Jaffna im Norden von Sri Lanka ist. Die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung sind Hindus zusammen mit einer Minderheit von Christen. Es gibt eine Reihe von Hindu-Tempeln zusammen mit einigen Kirchen. (de)
  • Velanai (Tamil: வேலணை; Sinhala: වේලනෛයි) is a small village in Velanai Island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in the North of Sri Lanka. The majority of the people are Hindus along with a minority of Christians. There are number of Hindu temples along with few churches. The village is also served by a dozen schools. Sir Vaithilingam Duraiswamy, a well known member of parliament during the British colonial period, and his son Yogendra Duraiswamy, a Hindu activist and well known diplomat, were born in Velanai. Since 1983 Velanai has also been the scene of violence as part of the Sri Lankan civil war including the Allaipiddy massacre. (en)
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