Sri Lanka Beckons Indian Travellers to Its Ramayana Yathra

With Indian tourist arrivals expected to grow by 20 percent in the coming year, Sri Lanka Tourism is reviving an enticing and ancient trail, the Ramayana Yathra which is steeped in mythology and mystery for those making this journey of faith yearly.

Release time : 2018-08-17 11:01:41

source : Sri Lanka Travel

less than two weeks.”

Minister of Tourism John Amaratunga, who launched the website, said that Indian travellers showed keen interest in visiting these Ramayana sites. “We realised this. Proper identification of the sites was needed. So the Ministry of Tourism went deep into tracing all of it.” he said.

V. Krishnamoorthy, Deputy High Commissioner, Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission, said India was the number one tourist market for Sri Lankan tourism adding that during the last six months, over two lakh Indian tourists had visited Sri Lanka and that the Ramayana Yathra was to make people aware of over 50 sacred sites in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau are presently actively working towards creating awareness of this important part of history. Legends are associated with sites which are said to be a crucial part of the epic, such as the place of Sita’s captivity to the battlefields of war where Rama slew Ravana, including Sita Kotuwa, Gurulupotha, Nagadeepa, Sita Pokuna, Sita Amman temple, Kataragama, and Kelaniya. The event was attended by 50 media personnel.

Sri Lanka is looking at a near 20 per cent rise in travellers from India in the coming year. Apart from tourists and business travellers, the country is presenting itself as a MICE (meeting, incentives, conventions and entertainment) destination.