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An Island of Temples and Traditions
Nainativu — 5 km from Jaffna
NAGA POOSHANI AMMAN KOVILPhoto by Thineshkumar Lingeswaran on UnsplashTwo pilgrimage sites on the same small island — the Buddhist Nagadeepa Vihara and the Hindu Naga Pooshani Amman Kovil. Reached by ferry from Kurikadduwan jetty, west of Jaffna.
Nainativu is a small island in the Palk Bay, off the southwestern end of the Jaffna peninsula, reached by a short ferry from Kurikadduwan jetty on Punkudutivu. The island holds two important pilgrimage sites side by side — the Buddhist Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya and the Hindu Naga Pooshani Amman Kovil — visited by both communities throughout the year.
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9.6021° N, 79.7632° ECarto · OSM
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