Return ferry ride to Kurikkadduvan, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

On the jetty near the 'Nagapooshani Amman' temple.

On the ferry to Kurikkadduvan.

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A luxury passenger boat.

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Scenes at the Nagadeepa Vihara, Sri Lanka.

Representation of the gem-studded throne of the Nagas.

Nagadeepa - Nainatheevu, Sri Lanka.

After disembarking at the jetty near the Nagapooshani Amman Temple.

Bus transport from the jetty.

At the Vihara.

Donating ceramic tiles at the Vihara.

Nagadeepa, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

The 'Thorana' being constructed.

A statue of Lord Buddha being protected by a Naga King.

'Nagadeepa' is recorded in the ancient 'Pali' chronicles, as the site where Lord Buddha paid a dispute to settle a feud between two Naga rulers. It is also mentioned in the Tamil Buddhist Kavya 'Manimekalai', written about the second century AD. Manimekalai the heroine of the kavya is left stranded on this Island. She is shown by a resident tree God, the place of Lord Buddha's visit, where he preached a sermon to the assembled Nagas, who a moment before were at each others throats.