Editing Agastya (section)

===Literature===
The shrine to Agastya at the Pothigai hill source of the river is mentioned in both [[Ilango Adigal]]'s ''[[Silappatikaram]]'' and [[Chithalai Chathanar]]'s ''[[Manimekhalai]]'' epics.<ref>Ameresh Datta. Sahitya Akademi, 1987 - Indic literature. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. pp 115</ref>

Similarly, the Sanskrit plays ''[[Anargharāghava]]'' and [[Rajashekhara (Sanskrit poet)|Rajasekhara]]'s ''Bālarāmāyaṇa'' of the 9th century refer to a shrine of Agastya on or near [[Adam's Peak]] (Sri Pada), the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka (ancient [[Tamraparni]]), from whence the river Gona Nadi/Kala Oya flows into the Gulf of Mannar's [[Puttalam Lagoon]].<ref name="Mendis 20062">{{cite book|last=Mendis|first=G.C.|title=Early History of Ceylon|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=2006|isbn=81-206-0209-9|edition=Reprint|page=386|chapter=The ancient period}}<!--|access-date=2009-11-06--></ref>