North bound: The pulse and promise of Jaffna


The Selva Sannithi Murugan Temple in Jaffna. — Photos: ABBI KANTHASAMY

I didn't just visit Jaffna in Sri Lanka. I returned to it, like a forgotten verse in a prayer whispered by generations.

The palmyra trees still stood like old soldiers, their fronds rattling like memory in the wind. And the sun? It wasn’t just hot. It was righteous.

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