Chariot Path & Seetha Tear Pond
A mysterious barren grassland corridor atop a 6,000-ft mountain ridge where no trees grow, featuring the Seetha Tear Pond with endemic red lotuses.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →The Chronicles of Ravana's Lanka
An encyclopedic archive and field gazetteer exploring the myths, ancient palm-leaf treatises, mountain caverns, and living traditions of King Ravana and the epic realm of Lanka.
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The Topographical Gazette & Sacred Sites
Documented field entriesSri Baktha Hanuman Temple
Built by the Chinmaya Mission on the mountainous ridge where Hanuman is said to have rested his forces before embarking on the search for Seetha.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Ussangoda National Park (The Scorched Earth)
A striking coastal geological plateau of dark reddish-black barren soil, linked by ancient folk legend to the burning of Lanka by Hanuman.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Rama Setu (Adam's Bridge) & Talaimannar
The chain of limestone shoals spanning the Palk Strait between Mannar Island and Dhanushkodi, celebrated as the bridge constructed by the Vanara army.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Ravana Cave & Tunnel System
Perched at 4,490 ft above sea level, this cave forms part of an intricate subterranean tunnel network linking Ravana Ella and Nil Diya Pokuna.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Ravana Falls (Ravana Ella)
An 82-foot tier-style waterfall linked in oral chronicles to Princess Seetha's mountain seclusion in the Ella highlands.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Seetha Amman Temple (Ashoka Vatika)
The world's only temple dedicated solely to Seetha, constructed at Ashoka Vatika beside the stream where anomalous rock impressions are venerated.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Nil Diya Pokuna Underground Palace
An ancient subterranean freshwater pool hidden 100 meters underground, featuring luminous blue water and megalithic stone corridors.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Koneswaram Temple & Ravana Cleft
Historic clifftop shrine known as Dakshina-Kailasham where Emperor Ravana is believed to have sung the Shiva Tandava Stotram.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Sigiriya & The Alakamandava Monolith
Local historical manuscripts connect this world-famous rock citadel with ancient acoustic chambers and Ravana's northern palace.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Rumassala Sanctuary (Sanjeevani Drop)
A coastal hill harboring unique Himalayan medicinal flora that botanically contradict the surrounding maritime lowland vegetation.
Explore History & Visiting Guide →Archival Chronicles & Epic Lore
Explore Epic Pantheon →Epic Pantheon: Characters, Creatures & Craft
Examine sovereigns, commanders, ascetics, celestial vehicles, and mythic beasts with balanced, non-vilifying archival profiles.
Explore Pantheon Index →The Flight of Hanuman Across Lanka
From northern landfall at Nagadeepa to Hakgala footprints and scorched earth at Ussangoda, trace the sacred journey.
Read Chronicle Entry →Dandu Monara: The Flying Chariot of Lanka
Examine palm-leaf manuscripts and linguistic place-name evidence detailing the ancient aerial craft of the Hela civilization.
Explore Ancient Flight Lore →Arka Prakasha: Ravana's Healing Codex
A scholarly overview of the pioneering Ayurvedic distillation treatise and pediatric medical manuscripts attributed to Ravana.
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