Nagadeepa

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Nagadeepa is a small but historically and religiously significant island off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, revered by both Buddhists and Hindus for its ancient temples and pilgrimage sites.

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Nagadeepa canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sacred site
Hindu sacred site
island
pilgrimage site
accessibleBy ferry
alsoKnownAs Nagadipa
Nainativu
associatedWithDeity Naga deities
Nagapooshani Amman
BuddhistTemple Nagadeepa Purana Vihara
country Sri Lanka
governedBy Sri Lankan civil administration
hasArchaeologicalSignificance ancient religious remains
hasCoastlineOn Indian Ocean
hasCulturalHeritage Buddhist heritage
Naga traditions
Tamil Hindu heritage
hasFestival annual temple festivals
hasLanguageCommunity Sinhala speakers
Tamil speakers
hasLegendAssociatedWith Naga (serpent) worship
visit of Gautama Buddha to Sri Lanka
hasStructureType kovil
stupa
hasTemple Nagadeepa Purana Vihara
Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple
hasTransportLink boat services from Jaffna peninsula
hasTypeOfSettlement rural island community
HinduTemple Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple
locatedIn Jaffna District
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
locatedInBodyOfWater Palk Strait
locatedInCountryRegion Sri Lankan Tamil-majority area
mentionedIn Buddhist chronicles of Sri Lanka
linked to: Mahavamsa
nearestMajorCity Jaffna
offCoastOf northern coast of Sri Lanka
partOf Jaffna Islands
pilgrimageDestinationFor Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sri Lankan Hindus
linked to: Sri Lankan Tamils

Tamil Hindus
linked to: Tamil people
religionPracticed Buddhism
Hinduism
religiousSignificanceFor Buddhists
linked to: Buddhism

Hindus
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nainativu Island hasAlternativeName Nagadeepa
Nainatheevu hasAlternativeName Nagadeepa