{"id":4540,"date":"2020-04-16T07:51:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T07:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/?page_id=4540"},"modified":"2020-05-17T16:54:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T16:54:34","slug":"keerimalai-springs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/destinations\/jaffna\/attractions-in-jaffna\/keerimalai-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Keerimalai Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Located in the suburb of Palaly, in the northernmost point of the peninsula, the Keerimalai Springs offer a refreshing break for many travellers. Many interesting folk tales narrate the miraculous powers of its waters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Legend states that the springs were formed when a Pandyan princess built the Naguleswaram Temple, after she was cured of her horse-shaped face by the gods. Even today, the waters are considered to have miraculous powers that aid in curing many ailments.<\/p>\n<h4>What to Expect<\/h4>\n<p>Presently, the springs are frequented by many locals and tourists alike, so it can get quite crowded, especially during the day. The springs are believed to draw water from a bottomless well, a few kilometres away, which explains the never-ending supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the suburb of Palaly, in the northernmost point of the peninsula, the Keerimalai Springs offer a refreshing break for many travellers. Many interesting folk tales narrate the miraculous powers of its waters. Legend states that the springs were formed when a Pandyan princess built the Naguleswaram Temple, after she was cured of her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":1311,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4540\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}