
Passikudha
DESTINATION OVERVIEW
Bridge Market
Bridge Market is a curated marketplace bringing together small-scale rural producers from Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. Set beside the Batticaloa lagoon, this market is a community initiative where locally grown, fully organic produce are sold, alongside unique clothes, wooden carvings, heirloom embroidery, and traditional instruments. All proceeds go to the farmers and producers.

Kokkadicholai Thanthondreeswarar Temple
A short drive from Pasikuda, the Kokkadicholai Thanthondreeswarar Temple is Batticaloa’s most significant Shaivism Kovil. Among the region’s oldest shrines, this temple features a vibrant facade, pastel pillars, magnificent sculptures of Lord Shiva, and interesting trivia like a bull statue said to have chased away Portuguese soldiers in the past. Thousands of pilgrims attend the mid-August chariot festival and fortnight-long ceremonies here.
