Naga people (Lanka)
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naga-people-lanka-161-5483015
title:
Naga people (Lanka)
text:
The Naga people are believed by some to be an ancient tribe who once inhabited Sri Lanka and various parts of Southern India. There are references to Nagas in several ancient texts such as Mahavamsa, Manimekalai, Mahabharata and also in other Sanskrit and Pali literature. They were generally represented as a class of super-humans taking the form of serpents who inhabit a subterranean world. Certain places such as Nagadeepa in Jaffna and Kalyani in Gampaha are mentioned as their abodes. The names
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Ancient tribe of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_people_(Lanka)
date created:
2007-12-26T15:12:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:08:41Z
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