“Far across the southern seas stood a golden city, guarded by demons and ruled by one who defied even the gods.” That’s how ancient texts describe Lanka — the grand kingdom of Ravana, the ten-headed ...
MUMBAI, (IANS) – Sri Lankan is developing the legendary Ramayana and Sita trails. It was in Sri Lanka that Lord Rama’s wife Sita was kidnapped and held captive by Ravana for a year. Later, Rama, along ...
The magnificent temple at Munneswaram on the western coast of Sri Lanka is considered to be one of the Pancha Ishwaram, an ...
COLOMBO, (IANS) – Sri Lanka’s opposition lawmaker has filed a motion in the Parliament seeking an in-depth study on Ravana, the mythical demon king referred in the Ramayana – the oldest Sanskrit epic ...
While the controversy over Adam's Bridge continues, in Sri Lanka, the mythological character of Ravana is undergoing a process of Sinhalization. More at Transcurrents. Global Voices stands out as one ...
Kirigalpoththa highlights the legendary Ravana Ella (waterfall) of Sri Lanka: “according to the great epic ‘Ramayana’ the mythical King Ravana of Lanka kidnapped Princess Sitha of India and kept her ...