Nagar Kovil
Nagar Kovil or Nagerkovil or Nakarkovil or Nagarcoil (Tamil: நாகர்கோயில்) is a small town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Its name translates to "Jain Temple of Snakes or Nagas" in Tamil.
Nagar Kovil
நாகர்கோயில் | |
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  Nagar Kovil | |
| Coordinates: 9°42′02″N 80°18′31″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Vadamarachchi East |
There is an ancient town in the Kanyakumari District, Thamizh Naadu, India with the same name as Nagarcoil. Both towns had Naga Jain temples and had strong connections. While the temple in Kottar (present Nagarcoil) was under the Jain University in Chitharal Hills, this temple was under the Jain Centre of Nagapattinam.
The beach has the remains of a large Ayyanaar temple. Once it was an Aaseevagam centre for theological debates and is now under the Indian Ocean. The Jain temple built along the Assevagam centre also was taken away by the ocean.
The Murugan temple in the middle of the town is very special in the locality. Thaipoosam festival is celebrated in a big way with the paternity of nearby villages.
On September 22, 1995, a school was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force, killing 39.