Sri Lanka Ramayana Tour: The Complete Guide
Rashmi
2018-03-03
The Complete Guide On Sri Lanka Ramayana Tour
The Ramayana is a landmark story in the History of both Sri Lanka and our neighbor India, and this story has been interpreted by the writers of both the countries to embrace their own hero. However, this article will give you an outline as to the Ramayana related places to visit that hold a tourist value; the Sri Lanka Ramayana Tour.
Sri Lanka is a country of not just beautiful places to visit, but also a country of a valued history and a treasured heritage, the Ramayana trail is one of the best examples of that.
The story of Ramayana is cherished especially among the Hindu devotees, thus this tour of Ramayana will give a spiritual travel experience to the Hindus. Moreover, this tour experience would give the Non-Hindu travellers an immense knowledge as to the rich Sri Lankan heritage.
This article will speak about a few Sri Lanka Ramayana Sites you could visit while on your holiday. These exciting places have been said to have touched with the Sri Lanka Ramayana trail, so don’t forget to read the Ramayana story before you embark upon the excursion. Thus, once you have read the story you will be more curious as to find about the trails, and you will be able to witness the places, the scenarios of this story actually took place while you are on your Sri Lanka Ramayana Tour Itinerary.
Witnessing these sites and hearing the stories entangled with the Ramayana Legacy will prove that these things have actually happened in the past and are not merely restricted to the history books.
There are about forty major and minor sites that will leave you believing in faith if you are a Hindu devotee, while it will leave any other traveler quite mesmerized by the breathtaking views. Moreover, for the ones who are researching the history this tours will be of an educational value.
So here is a list of Ramayana sites in Sri Lanka.
Muneeswaran Temple
This temple situated in Chilaw is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Sri Lanka and one of must-see Ramayana places in Sri Lanka that claims to have connections with the heritage of Ramayana. The Legend says that this was the place where Lord Rama prayed for God Shiva after he had defeated King Ravana who was a Brahmin. Killing a Brahmin or Brahmicide was considered as the greatest crime according to the Hindus, and when Lord Rama prayed for a remedy after killing King Ravana he preached that the only remedy would be to install five lingams (a symbol of divine generative energy as a symbol of Shiva).
Manavari Sivan Kovil
This Kovil or the Hindu temple is situated about 10 kilometres above Chilaw, in the Puttalam District, North Western Province of Ceylon.
When Lord Rama killed the King Ravanam, God Shiva advised him to erect five lingams in Sri Lanka, to rectify the Brahmicide he committed by virtue of killing Ravana. This Manavari kovil holds the first Lingam installed by Lord Rama (Ramalingam). So this is one of the most important Ramayana related places in Sri Lanka.
Rumassala
During the battle, King Ravana and his brother were both critically injured and Hanuman was sent to the Himalayan in India to bring a lifesaving herb. Given the fact that Hanuman had forgotten the name of the herb by the time he went to Himalayan, he uprooted a part of the forest and brought it to Lanka.
Rumassala is considered as one of the five places where Hanuman has dropped fragments of this mountain as it slipped from his hands while bringing it to Ravana. The other places are; Dolu kanda in Kurunegala, Ritigala in Anuradhapura Road, Thalladi in Mannar and Kachchativu in the North.
Ram Sethu
This is also known as the Adam’s Bridge, which is situated at Talaimannar the top most point of Sri Lanka which is also the closest point to India. The history tells that when Lord Rama got to know Princess Seetha was kept in captive in Ceylon, he with the help of hanuman and his army built this bridge using stones (corals) with his name on it and these corals can be seen if you visit the Panchamukhi Hanuman temple in Rameshwaram.
Ravana Cave and Temple
This is situated about 2 kilometres from Ella. If you observe the rocks and the caves patiently, you will see that these are not natural caves but man made ones, thus showing the architectural intelligence of King Ravana. The cave has openings to several larger caves which end after about 10 feet to the inside and one smaller cave which seems to have no end at all, and it is said to believe that this cave leads to various parts of the country. The reason behind making the caves would have been to travel within the country without drawing much attention.
Among the aforesaid Ramayana sites in Sri Lanka, here is a list of other sites of Sri Lanka Ramayana trail that you could visit while on your holiday.
- Thiruketheeswaram temple – Mannar
- Koneswaram Kovil – Trincomalee
- Sigiriya – Dambulla
- Bhakta Hanuman Temple – Ramboda (on the route to Nuwara Eliya)
- Ashoka Vatika – Nuwara Eliya
- Seeta Amman Temple – Badulla (opposite the Hakgala Botanical Gardens)
- Seetha Kotuwa – Hasalaka
- Pulasthi Statue – Polonnaruwa
- Ramboda Falls – Nuwara Eliya
- The Chariot Path – on the top of the Ramboda Hills (Kandy-Gampola-Nuwara Eliya Road)
So Contact Olanka Travels to arrange Ramayana tours in Sri Lanka.
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