Manipay or Maanippaai (Tamil: மானிப்பாய்) is a town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka.

The town also housed a large number of powerful mudaliyars from the British colonial period.

[5] Other prominent personages hailing from Manipay who lived in the capital, Colombo, include: Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG, The Honourable Justice Deshamanya V. Manicavasagar, James T. Rutnam, Nagalingam Shanmugathasan and The Honourable Justice Siva Selliah among numerous others.

The temple is dedicated to Lord Skanda and his elder brother Ganesha.

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