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maintained strong relations with this templein the past. Kovil is the Tamil equivalent of shrine or temple. All Hindutemplesin Tamil Speaking region are generally...
listof notable Tamils ofSriLanka by their country of domicile or origin. All communities that speak (or spoke) Tamil and originally came from Sri Lanka...
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