Nainathivu

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Nainathivu (also Nainatheevu) (Tamil: நயினாதீவு) is a small but notable island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula, in the minority, Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is also known as Nagadipa in Sinhalese. It is home to the historic Buddhist shrine Naga Vihare and a Hindu shrine Nagabooshani Amman temple. The island is mentioned in ancient Budhist legends of Sri Lanka such as Mahavamsa and in Sangam literature of nearby Tamil Nadu (in Manimekalai)[1]

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