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First group of Ramayan tourists arrive

16 Dec 2021

The first group of Ramayan tourists, comprising about 150 people, arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last morning (15). This group is considered the largest tour group in the new normal, and their aim is also to promote the Ramayana trail and other related sites among the public. Sri Lanka has more than 50 Ramayana sites, from the place of Seetha Devi’s captivity to the battlefields of war where Lord Rama slew Ravana the 10-headed demon-king. The Ramayana trail’s tour places include Munneswaram Kovil in Chilaw, Koneshwaram Kovil in Trincomalee, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sita Kotuwa in Hasalaka, Sita Kovil, Ravana Falls, Bandarawela, Ella, Divurumpola Temple, and Kelaniya Temple. Ramayana, originally narrated by the poet Valmiki in Sanskrit, is one of the most significant scriptures of India and held in high esteem in other Asian countries as well. In the course of more than two millennia, many versions were written in regional Indian and foreign languages, and some of them became classics as in the case of Tulsidas’ Ramcharitamanas or Thailand’s Ramakien.


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