SITA MARHI

THEN - Sita went into the earth, while she was living in Valmiki ashram in the forest of Sitamarhi. When Rama's Ashwamedha Yaga Horse went here, Ram's sons Lava & Kusha arrested it.  All the great warriors of Lord Rama Including Laxman, Bharat, Saturghna, were defeated in the fierce battle. At last Rama had to come himself to fight the two children. No one knew that both boys were the sons of Rama. It was then that Sita came to the battlefield, and asked Her mother, the mother earth, to take her into her lap.

NOW – This place is situated in the bank of River Ganga of National highway 2 between Prayagaraj and Varanasi. There is a big and beautiful Sita Samahit Temple and also 108ft. tall Hanuman Statue which is said to be the tallest in the world.

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SITA KUND

THEN - “Sita-Kund” is one Place, which puts Munger, a district in Bihar, as a most visited place. This place has always been the one, which creates a lot of inquisitiveness among the visitors. The place is situated 6 kms east of the Munger town. It contains hot springs known as Sita Kund, besides this, there is a Hindu temple and to the north is a reservoir of cold water, known as Ramkund, while to the west there were three more pools named after the three brothers of Rama, namely Lakshman Kund, Bharat Kund, and Shatrughan Kund.

NOW - Sita after being rescued form Lanka and returned to Ayodhya, Rama asked Sita to prove her chastity in public and she gladly agreed to the Agni Pareeksha (the fire ordeal). She came out of the fire test unscatched and imparted the heat of her body to the pool in which she bathed. The hot spring is now an enclosed and grilled reservoir and is visited by a large number of pilgrims on the full moon day of Magh Maasa. The water is beautifully clear and transparent and sends up numerous bubbles from its rocky bed

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VALMIKI TIRTH STHAL

Valmiki Tirth Sthal or Valmiki Mandir is temple panorama complex and an important historical monument of Valmiki located at Bhagwan Valmiki Tirth road of Amritsar city. Since 1 December 2016, it has an 8 foot tall 800 kg gold plated idol of Valmiki in main section.

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RAMA TEMPLE AT RATTATA

The Rama temple is the only one in this area. Rattota is located about 9.5 Km from Matale in the central province of Srilanka. The privately managed temple can be accesed on Matale-Rattota-Riverston-Pallegama route. This is one of the most scenic routes to travel from matale to Laggala (on the northern side of Knuckles).

Ravanagoda is where Sita stayed during her transit. This area is linked with tunnels & caves, which runs through to other parts of Ravana’s kingdom. Ravanagoda is situated in the Kotmala area opposite to Ramboda rock. The main cave entrance was closed by an earth-slip in 1947. Locals believe this part of the complex was used as a prison by Ravana. The cave complex has not been fully explored.

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KATARAGAMA TEMPLE

This is the temple of Lord Karthikeya Subramaniam at Kataragama, in southern Srilanka. Karthikeya was requested to go to the battlefield by Indra on the last day of war. This was done to protect Rama from the wrath of Brahmastra aimed by Ravana which otherwise would have weakened Rama. The benefit was one of the most powerful weapon brahma asthra aimed at Rama for the second time was rendered useless by the presence of Lord Karthikeya.

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KELANIYA TEMPLE

Among the most important and closest sites to Colombo, connected to Ramayana, is the Kelani Raja Maha Viharaya or the Kelaniya Temple. Kelaniya is believed to be the place where Vibheeshana was coronated as the king of Lanka by Lakshmana after the death of Ravana. There are also some beautiful murals depicting the crowning of Vibheeshana outside the Buddhist temple. Vibheeshana is venerated by Sinhalese Buddhists as a god as they believe him to be one of the main protectors of the island. The Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya is a sacred place of worship for Buddhists in Sri Lanka and it is one of the three places in the country where Buddha is supposed to have visited.

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LAGGALA

THEN - The cartels behind the Dunuvila lake are called Laggala (Also Known as Lakegala). Laggala is derived form the Sinhala term Elakke Gala, which when translated into English gives us the meaning’ Target Rock’. Laggala served as an sentry point for Ravana’s army. It was from this rock the first Glimpse of Rama’s army was sighted and information sent to Ravana.

NOW - This hill is geographically the highest part of the northern region of Ravana’s city. On a clear day the north-east side that is Thiru Koneshwaram and north west side that is Talai mannar could be seen even today. Ravana is believed to have meditated on this rock and prayed Shiva at Thiru Koneshwaram from this point. It is here that Ravana was killed by Rama’s Brahmaasthram. The top of Laggala is flat & is believed to have been hit by the Brahmaasthram.

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