Ramayana Tours in Sri Lanka Ramayana Tours in Sri Lanka. The ultimate spiritual travel experience in Asia… We offer you an opportunity to follow the Ramayana trails and visit the most important Ramayana sights in Sri Lanka. These tours are exclusively for religious and spiritual Hindus but also offers an in-depth knowledge of Ramayana heritage in Sri Lanka, for the non-Hindus In Sri Lanka there are more than 50 sites related to Ramayana, the great Indian epic read and loved by many of the Asians. These sites related to many important events in the epic Ramayana from the place of Seetha devi’s captivity to the place where Lord Rama slew Ravana, the king of Lankapura. People living in the areas where these events took place, still remember the connection of their village to the great history of Ramayana. Village court at the area where Seetha devi undertook “Agni Pariksha” is still considered valid if oaths taken at that place. The soil of the battlefields of Ramayana is still remains in red colour surrounded by lighter coloured soil. Exotic Himalayan herbs are found suddenly among the tropical Sri Lankan forests & mountains.
Incredibly, the names of these places have come down unchanged from centuries to the present, though mass social, cultural and religious changes have taken place in Sri Lanka since. Join us in our exploration of the Ramayana trails in Sri Lanka. See the footprints of Lord Hanuman and lots of legendary places… We have a wide selection of Ramayana tours in Sri Lanka which you can choose from. While we offer pre planned tour packages, we take pride in designing tour packages according to your needs and requirements. Visit “Plan your tour” page, and just tell us precisely what you'd like to do, see, and where you'd like to go. We will custom design a tour just for you!
ocation: About 5 km from Chilaw Town Legend: Lord Rama after his victorious battle left for Ayodhya in one of King Ravana's Vimanas. He felt he was being followed by Bramahathi Dosham as he killed King Ravana who was a Brahmin. He stopped the Vimana at this juncture because he felt at this place the "Bramahathi Dosham" was not following him. He discended from the Vimana and asked God Shiva for a remedy. God Shiva blessed Lord Rama and advised him to install and pray four lingams in Manavari, Thirukoneshwaram, Thiruketheeswaram and Rameshwaram in India, as the only remedy to get rid of the Dosham.
Manavari temple
Location: Chilaw Legend: Manavari is the first lingam installed and prayed by Lord Rama and till date this lingam is called as Ramalinga Shivan. Rameshwaram is the only other lingam in the world named after Lord Rama. Dolukanda
Location: Kurunegala Legend: At different points of time during the war both Lord Rama and Lakshmana were hit by powerful arrows, fell unconscious and to bring them back to life Lord Hanuman was instructed to fetch the life saving herbs from Himalaya. Hanuman went to the hill, lifted the whole hill and brought it, as he was not able to identify the life saving herbs alone. Parts from the hill fell on five places in Sri Lanka, namely, Rumasala in Galle, Dolu Kanda in Hiripitiya , Ritigala on the Habarana Anuradhapura road, Thalladi in Mannar and Kachchativu in the north. Ritigala:
Location: Sigiriya Legend: Ritigala has 70 caves that have been used as dwellings by the earliest inhabitants of Sri Lanka and subsequently as monasteries. Ritigala in the Anuradhapura District is associated with the episode in the Ramayana where Hanuman is sent to the Himalayas to fetch medicinal herb to treat the injured Luxhmana. However, the mountain fragment slipped and fell while Hanuman was over Lanka, and it broke into pieces. Location: Gurulupotha – Hasalaka
Legend: These jungles are the place where the city of Lankapura once stood. The city had a beautiful palace for queen Mandothari surrounded by waterfalls, streams and varieties of flora and fauna. Seetha Devi was kept in this palace until she was moved to Ashoka Vatika. Seetha Kotuwa means Seetha's fort and got its name because of Seetha Devi's stay here.
The Chariot Path and Seetha Tear pond
ocation: The jungle on the top of Ramboda Hills, on the Kandy - Gampola - Nuwara-Eliya Road Legend: The barren land here is believed to be the route along which Ravana took Seetha Devi from his capital city Lankapura to Ashoka Vatika, to show her the beauty of his kingdom which was a paradise on earth. To date no vegetation grows on this passage except grass Seetha Amman Temple
Location: Seetha Eliya on Nuwara-Eliya - Welimada Road Legend: A temple for Lord Rama, Seetha Devi, Luxshmana and Hanuman built on the sides of the stream where Seetha Devi bathed. Divurumpola
Location: It is situated 15 km from Seetha Eliya on Nuwara-Eliya - Welimada Road. Legend: This is the place where Seetha Devi underwent "Agni Pariksha" (test). It is a popular place of worship among locals in this area. Divurumpola means place of oath in Sinhala. The legal system permits and accepts the swearing done at this temple while settling disputes between parties.
Ishtripura / Konda Kattu Gala
Location: This is situated in the Welimada Area Legend: Ishtripura means an area of women in Sinhala. This was one of the places to which King Ravana shifted Seetha Devi as a precautionary measure, which he was forced to take by Lord Hanuman's advent. Seetha Devi took a bath in the stream close by and had dried her hair sitting on a rock and put clips to her hair, hence this rock is known as Konda Kattu Gala.
Ravana Cave
Location: From Bandarawela pass Ella to Ravana Cave Legend: These tunnels prove beyond doubt the architectural brilliance of King Ravana. The tunnels served as a quick means of transport through the hills and also as a secret passage. They networked all the important cities, airports and dairy farms. A close look at these tunnels indicates that they are man-made and not natural formations. Existing tunnel mouths are also situated at Ishtripura in Welimada, Senapitiya in Halagala, Ramboda, Labookelle, Wariyapola in Matale, and Seetha Kotuwa in Hasalaka and in many more places. Kathirkamam
Location: Kataragama Legend: This is the temple of Lord Karthikeya Subramaniam at Kataragama. Lord Karthikeya was requested to go to the battlefield by Lord Indra on the last day of war. This was done to protect Lord Rama from the wrath of Brahmasthra aimed by King Ravana which other wise would have weakened Lord Rama. The benefit was one of the most powerful weapon brahma asthra aimed at Lord Rama for the second time was rendered useless by the presence of Lord Karthikeya. Rumassala
Location: Galle Legend: Rumassala is a massive hill oddly out of place in the landscape just outside the Galle harbour. Legend details that during the Rama – Rawana war Rama's brother Luxhmana, was injured and Hanuman was sent to Himalayas to fetch medicinal herbs. Hanuman forgot the name of the herb but he brought a chunk of the peak containing many herbs. However the mountain fragment slipped and broke into five pieces of which one fell to Rumassala. It should be noted that the renowned scientist Sir Arthur C. Clerk has a bungalow in the precincts of Rumassala, as it is said to be the place that has the highest specific gravity globally. Kelaniya Buddhist Temple
Location: Kelaniya Legend: After King Ravana’s death, Vibeeshana was coroneted as King of Lanka by Lakshmana at Kelaniya. There are murals enshrined outside the Buddhist temple depicting the crowning of Vibeeshana. The Kelani River is mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana and Vibeeshana palace was said to be on the banks of this river. King Vibeeshana was considered a fair king, as he supported Rama against his own brother’s injustice. Many devotees that visit king Vibeeshana’s shrine pray to him asking his intervention to a fair recourse to their problems Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple
Location: Kalubowila
Legend: This is the first Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka and also the only Panchamuga (five faced) Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka. Its the only temple in the world to have a chariot for Ajanyear. The chariot festival is held annually end Dec/ beginning of January. it is said to be the place that has the highest specific gravity globally.