The port from which the branch of the Bodhi-tree was sent to Ceylon by Asoka (Mhv.xi.38; Dpv.iii.33). It is said (Sp.i.90f) that Asoka came from Pátaliputta, crossed the Ganges by boat, traversed the Vinijhátavi, and so arrived at Támalitti.
It is identified with modern Tamluk, formerly on the estuary of the Ganges, but now on the western bank of the Rúpnáráyana.
When Fa Hsien came to Ceylon, he embarked at Támluk. Giles: op. cit. p.65.