So it is possible that Lord Hanuman truly burnt Ravan’s Lanka. Actually, the soil turns black after thousands of years of decaying organic matter in high-temperature settings. Even today, where it was supposed to be Ravan’s Lanka, the soil is black in comparison to the rest of Sri Lanka. It is stated that when Lord Hanuman arrived in Lanka to abduct Sita, he set fire to the entire island. The astonishing reality is that the Ashok Vatika in Ramayan, which occurred in Treta Yug, can be observed in Kalyug.Ī similar phenomenon can be found in Sri Lanka’s soil.
Today, Ashok Vatika may be found in Sri Lanka’s resort city of Seetha Eliya, near Nuvara Eliya. When Ravan kidnapped Sita, he took her to Lanka and imprisoned her for 11 months and 14 days at Ashok Vatika.
