Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple – Connectivity

Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple – Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 28 Kms from Kayts, 35 Kms from Jaffna Bus Stand, 36 Kms from Jaffna, 36 Kms from Jaffna Railway Station, 52 Kms from Jaffna Airport, 268 Kms from Trincomalee and 429 Kms from Colombo. Devotees can take any local bus heading to Kurikaadduvaan from Jaffna (Route 776), and then they have to take a short ferry to Nainativu Island. The bus trip from Jaffna to Kurikaadduvaan would take approximately one hour.

The last ferry to Nainativu for the day would leave usually at 6:00 p.m. from the Kurikaadduvaan Jetty. If you are planning to return to the city of Jaffna on the same day, you should start early in the morning from Jaffna, and make sure you are at the Kurikaadduvaan Jetty (or pier) by 10:00 a.m., the latest. For those who would want to participate in the noon poojas (prayers) of the Nagapooshani Amman Temple, would be advised to be at the Kurikaadduvaan Jetty before 9:00 a.m., as there could be a long delay sometimes due to overcrowding.

The ferry to Nainativu would take about 15 minutes. On approaching Nainativu, your boat may, first proceed to a jetty opposite the Buddhist temple if there are any Buddhist pilgrims. Pilgrims to the Buddhist temple would get off the boat at that jetty. Thereafter, your ferry would proceed to the jetty opposite the Nagapooshani Amman Kovil which would be the final destination for the launch, and the remaining passengers on your launch would get off there.