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Colombo to Kandy Route (130 KM , 3.5 hours) – (1) Divurumpola where Sita gave the Agni Pariksha (2) Laggala where
Ravan saw Shri Ram’army and laughed + where Angad tried to negotiate peace (3) Dunuvila Lake – where Ravan and
Shri Ram’s Brahmastra landed whose impact created a lake.
Kandy to Nuwara Eliya (City of Lights) Route (80 KM, 3 hours) - (1) Gayatri Pedam where Shri Ram and Agastya Muni
prayed to Gayatri Devi (2) Hakala Botanical Gardens/ Ashok Vatika where Hanuman meet Sita in the Sita Amman Temple
(3) Ramboda Water Falls where the war first started (4) Bhakta Hanuman Temple where Hanuman defeated Lankini to
enter Lanka (5) Ravan Eliya Waterfalls and Caves where Ravan used to enjoy his concubines inside the caves (6)
Yahangala – where Ravan’s body was kept for people to pay their last respects
Nuwara Eliya to Colombo Route (170 KM, 4 hours) - (1) Kelaniya Temple where Vibhisana was crowned King of Lanka
(2) Kartikagama Temple where Lord Kartikeya was requested by sages to help Shri Ram defeat Ravan
(Place where Sursa tested Hanuman’s intelligence + Indrakshi / Naagposhani Devi Temple at Nainativu/
Manipallavam where Indra consecrated the statue and Agastya prayed to Devi Durga for Ram’s victory)
(Shiva Temple built by Ravan for his mother Keikeshi + 1st Temple to be prayed for the Bhahmahatya Dosh
by Shri Ram)
Ussangoda
(Place where Hanuman extinguished the Fire in his tail)
(Place where a piece of
Gandhamadan mountains sliped
from Hanuman’s hands)