Nagadeepa temple, Nagapooshani amman kovil
- Nagadeepa or Nainativu is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the country. Nainativu is the 4 island on the Palk Strait towards India. The first three, Kayts, Karaitivu, and Punkudutiv join up with the mainland by causeways. A ferry service started at the Kurikadduwan jetty on Punkudutivu Island for Nainativu every 30 minutes.
The Buddhist and the Hindu temples on the island venerated by Buddhists and Hindus, the most. Nagadeepa is the place where Lord Buddha came during his second visit to Sri Lanka. Therefore Nagadeepa temple is one holiest Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka. The Nagapooshani Amman kovil in Nainativu is one of 64 Shakthi Peethams, a shrine dedicated to Shakthi, the Hindu goddess of power.
- Nagadeepa or Nainativu is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the country. Nainativu is the 4 island on the Palk Strait towards India. The first three, Kayts, Karaitivu, and Punkudutiv join up with the mainland by causeways. A ferry service started at the Kurikadduwan jetty on Punkudutivu Island for Nainativu every 30 minutes.
The Buddhist and the Hindu temples on the island venerated by Buddhists and Hindus, the most. Nagadeepa is the place where Lord Buddha came during his second visit to Sri Lanka. Therefore Nagadeepa temple is one holiest Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka. The Nagapooshani Amman kovil in Nainativu is one of 64 Shakthi Peethams, a shrine dedicated to Shakthi, the Hindu goddess of power.
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