Seeta Amman Kovil - Nuwera Eliya

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On the way back from Hakgala Botanic Garden, we decided to stop at the historically famous Seeta Amman temple near the main road. This is the exact spot believed to be place where Sita was held captive by the demon-king Ravana in the Lanka of the epic, Ramayana.

Myth has it that Sita, the wife of King Rama , was imprisoned in the Ashoka forests of the region. I was accompanied by a very proud poojari at the temple and showed me signs of the Hanuman's feet and the place where he rest after the battle. Poojari also took me to the palce where Sita had her bath and the place where she used to meditate.

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