
Archaeological evidence has now been found that people in the northern part of Sri Lanka worshiped the serpent as a tribal deity. It was discovered by Pushparatnam, a senior professor in the Department of History and Archeology at the University of Jaffna.
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ஈழத் தமிழர்களின் பழங்கால குலதெய்வ வழிபாட்டின்