enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: sigiriya sri lanka king ravana temple

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Sigiriya - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigiriya

    Sigiriya came to the attention of antiquarians and, later, archaeologists. Archaeological work at Sigiriya began on a small scale in the 1890s. H.C.P. Bell was the first archaeologist to conduct extensive research on Sigiriya. The Cultural Triangle Project, launched by the Government of Sri Lanka, focused its attention on Sigiriya in 1982 ...

  3. Ravana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana

    Statue of Ravana at Koneswaram Hindu Temple, Sri Lanka. The word Rāvaṇa (Sanskrit: रावण) means "Roaring" (active), the opposite of Vaiśravaṇa which means to "hear distinctly" (passive). [9] [10] Both Ravana and Vaiśravaṇa, who is commonly known as Kubera, are considered to be patronymics derived from "sons of Vishrava". [9] [10 ...

  4. List of rulers of Lanka - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Lanka

    His half-brother Ravana, son of the sage Vishrava and Sumali's daughter , fought with Kubera and took Lanka from him. Ravana ruled Lanka as king of the Rakshasa kingdom. The battle in Lanka is depicted in a famous relief in the 12th-century Khmer temple of Angkor Wat. After Ravana's death, he was succeeded by his brother, Vibhishana.

  5. Kashyapa I - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashyapa_I

    Kashyapa I, also known as Kasyapa I or Kassapa I, was a king of Sri Lanka, who ruled the country from 473 to 495 CE. He was the second king of the royal Moriya dynasty of Sri Lanka. Kashyapa is credited with the construction of the Sigiriya citadel and the surrounding city.

  6. Seetha Amman Temple - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seetha_Amman_Temple

    Seetha Amman Temple, or Seetha Eliya Seethai Amman Thirukkovil, also known as Ashok Vatika Sita Temple, is an ancient Vaishnavite Hindu temple located in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Sri Lanka. The temple's folklore is deeply connected to the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

  7. Lanka - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanka

    The Lanka referred to in the still-extant Hindu Texts and the Ramayana (referred to as Ravana's Lanka), is considered to be a large island-country, situated in the Indian Ocean. Studies refer that the Palace of Ravana was located in Sigiriya the palace built by the Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura as the legend describes the capital of the kingdom ...

  8. Ashoka Vatika - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_Vatika

    Ashoka Vatika (Sanskrit: अशोकवाटिका, romanized: Aśokavāṭikā) is a grove [1] in Lanka that is located in the kingdom of the rakshasa king Ravana. It is mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and the Hindu epic Ramayana of Valmiki , and all subsequent versions, including the Ramacharitamanas written by Tulsidas , where it finds ...

  9. Anuradhapura kingdom - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradhapura_kingdom

    The Sigiriya Frescoes found at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka were painted during the reign of King Kashyapa I (ruled 477 — 495 AD). Depicting female figures carrying flowers, they are the oldest surviving paintings of the Anuradhapura period. [ 132 ]

  1. Ads

    related to: sigiriya sri lanka king ravana temple