Seetha Amman Temple (Sri Lanka) Seetha Amman Temple (Tamil: சீதா அம்மன் கோயில், Sinhala: සීතා අම්මාන් කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple (Kovil) in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The Kovil is situated along the Nuwara Eliya - Welimada road about 8 km far from the Nuwara Eliya bus station. The site is popular among visitors as a place related to the Hindu epic Ramayanaya .
History
The temple was built by Tamil estate labourers who came to the country in the 19th century and is believed to be the earliest Hindu shrine in the Nuwara Eliya area (Abeywardana, 2004; Goonatilake, 2010). Is this a site related to epic Ramayanaya? Although it bears no historical or archaeological value, this temple is promoted by the locals and tourist agencies as a shrine related to Rama, Ravana and Seetha (Sita), three mythical figures in the Indian epic Ramayanaya. According to them, this temple site is the place where Seetha was held captive by Ravana. However, some believe that Seetha was held captive and hidden in this place by Rama to protect her from…
