http://www.tourslanka.com/blog Weblog on Sri Lanka Tourism Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:01:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ishtripura means an area of women in Sinhalese. This was one of the places to which King Ravana shifted Sitadevi as a precautionary measure which he was forced to take by Lord Hanuman's advent. There are lots of intruding tunnels and caves in this area. This seems to be a ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/27/ishtreepura-konda-kattu-gala/ There was an aircraft repair center in the capital city. This place is known as Gurulupotha. In Valmiki's depiction King Ravana's Vimana resembled a huge peacock. The Vimana in Sinhala language means Dhandu Monara which is known as ‘flying peacock’, and hence the name Gurulupotha, which means ‘parts of birds’. http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/27/gurulupotha-lankapura/ King Ravana had his dairy farm here. Milk was air lifted to the capital Lankapura from here using Vimana's. The stone pillars here have the worn out marks cast by constant use of tying ropes on them. http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/27/gavagala/ Dunuwilla is the place from where Lord Rama fired the Brahmaastharam at King Ravana, which eventually killed him. Dhunu means arrow and Vila Means Lake. This place got its name because Lord Rama fired his arrow from this lake. http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/27/dunuvila/ 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 ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/06/dolu-kanda-sanjeevani-drops/ Divurumpola Divurumpola means a ‘place of oath’. This is the place where Sita underwent the “Agni” test. She came unscathed and proved her innocence and purity. The message of Rama’s victory over Ravana was sent to Sita. After a bath and adorned with jewels she was taken on a palanquin ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/06/divurumpola-welimada-sri-lanka/ The summit of the mountain next to the mountain range overlooking Frotoft Estate in Pussallawa is the place where Lord Hanuman first set his foot on mainland Lanka. This mountain known as Pawala Malai is visible from this mountain range. These hills stand tall in-between King Ravana's capital city ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/06/chariot-path-and-sita-tear-pond-frotoft-estate-pussallawa-sri-lanka/ 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. Hanuman’s mother is Anjan. Hanuman is ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/06/panchamuga-anjaneyar-temple-kalubowila-sri-lanka/ Background The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and an important part of the Hindu canon. One of the most important literary works of ancient India, the Ramayana consists of 7 chapters (Kānda), and narrates the story of Rama’s wife Sita being abducted by Rāvana, the ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2008/04/05/ramayana-sites-in-sri-lanka/ Just returned from Sri Lanka where we had Dream Vacations organize our tour and stay there. What a country! What a place! Unfortunately, we did NOT have enough time to spend seeing all the sights but we managed to get to Sigiriya (allow enough time to climb the rock if you’re “older” like ... http://www.tourslanka.com/blog/2007/11/08/what-a-country-what-a-place/