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Lanka

लंका

Lanka is Ravana's golden island city across the southern ocean, where Sita is held captive and where the great war is fought.

Updated 30 Oct 20262 sources

RegionSri Lanka

Why is Lanka sacred?

The Uttara Kanda tells that Vishwakarma built Lanka for the rakshasas, that Kubera ruled it, and that Ravana seized it from him. Hanuman finds the city dazzling with gold and palaces, searches it at night and finally finds Sita in the Ashoka grove.

After the war Rama crowns Vibhishana king of Lanka. Many sites in Sri Lanka carry Ramayana traditions, though some scholars have argued for locations in central India.

Where it is

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IdentificationTraditional identification; some scholars propose sites in central IndiaSri Lanka
Stop 18 on the journeySearching Lanka by nightSundara KandaStop 20 on the journeyLanka burnsSundara KandaStop 23 on the journeyThe war at LankaYuddha KandaStop 24 on the journeySita and the fireYuddha Kanda

Sargas set at Lanka

146 sargas of the Valmiki Ramayana take place here.

3.31Akampana Warns RavanaAranya Kanda · Sarga 31 · अकंपन की सूचना5.54Lanka BurnsSundara Kanda · Sarga 54 · लंका दहन6.43Duels of ChampionsYuddha Kanda · Sarga 43 · वीरों के द्वंद्व6.73Indrajit's BrahmastraYuddha Kanda · Sarga 73 · इंद्रजीत का ब्रह्मास्त्र6.103Indra's ChariotYuddha Kanda · Sarga 103 · इंद्र का रथ7.30The Name IndrajitUttara Kanda · Sarga 30 · इंद्रजीत नाम

Who is here at Lanka

RavanaरावणRamaरामHanumanहनुमानLakshmanaलक्ष्मणVibhishanaविभीषणSitaसीता
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