Kanniya Hot Wells
- Location
- Trincomalee - Province de l'Est, Sri Lanka
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 42 °C
- pH
- 7.5
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Kanniya Hot Wells are a group of seven ancient wells located near the historic port city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, revered for centuries by Hindus and Buddhists alike for their sacred mineral waters and long-standing thermal tradition. The wells vary slightly in temperature and mineral composition, and pilgrims have long poured the bicarbonate-rich water over themselves as an act of ritual purification, particularly during early morning prayer ceremonies attended by devotees from across the island. Set amid a landscape rich in archaeological significance near the great natural harbour of Trincomalee, Kanniya represents one of South Asia's most spiritually resonant thermal bathing traditions.