jennifer
01-18-2008, 04:27 AM
NEW DELHI:- Politicians may spar in India over whether Ram Setu was more than a figment of Valmiki's imagination but for neighbouring Sri Lanka, the Ramayana legends are an article of faith.
Sri Lanka Tourism has identified five "airports" where Ravana parked his fleet of pushpak vimanas, the mythological aircraft he used to abduct Sita when she was in vanvasa on mainland India. The ruler of ancient Lanka — a brilliant Brahmin and devout Shiva disciple — didn't only excel in charting an air route, as he was a pioneer in "underground transport" as well.
No doubt then that remains of intricate tunnel networks, leading to palaces and battlefields, that Ravana spread across the island, are also to be seen...Read... (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Lanka_banks_on_Ramayana_to_woo_tourists/articleshow/2709165.cms)
Sri Lanka Tourism has identified five "airports" where Ravana parked his fleet of pushpak vimanas, the mythological aircraft he used to abduct Sita when she was in vanvasa on mainland India. The ruler of ancient Lanka — a brilliant Brahmin and devout Shiva disciple — didn't only excel in charting an air route, as he was a pioneer in "underground transport" as well.
No doubt then that remains of intricate tunnel networks, leading to palaces and battlefields, that Ravana spread across the island, are also to be seen...Read... (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Lanka_banks_on_Ramayana_to_woo_tourists/articleshow/2709165.cms)