The city’s Hindu temples – especially the ancient Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil – are among the finest examples of Dravidian temple architecture, and the annual Nallur Festival is a spectacle of colour, devotion and ritual that attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims. Jaffna’s unique cuisine, its Dutch Fort, its islands accessible by causeway across a luminous lagoon, and the warmth of its people make it one of Sri Lanka’s most underexplored destinations.