Shankari Devī Temple

The Shankari Devi Temple at Trincomalee on Sri Lanka's eastern coast is the goddess shrine of the Koneswaram complex, crowning Swami Rock above the Indian Ocean. Worshipped as Ambal or Shankari Devi, the consort of the Shiva of Koneswaram, she is counted among the eighteen Maha Shakta Pithas, and the hymn attributed to Adi Shankara names this seat Sri Sankari Pitham.

Koneswaram, one of the island's five ancient Ishwarams, is mentioned in the Vayu Purana around the fourth century and was enlarged under Tamil dynasties; the Chola prince Kulakottan rebuilt the shrine and its endowments.

Between 1622 and 1624 the Portuguese destroyed the temples and raised a fort from their stones, but the goddess's idols were rescued and installed in a new temple in the town in 1632.