Top 10 Ravan Places in Sri Lanka: A Ramayana Pilgrimage

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Ravan Cave in Ella

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Ravan Falls in Ella

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Dolukanda in Knuckles Mountain Range

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Seetha Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya

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Gayathri Peetham in Nuwara Eliya

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Divurumpola in Nuwara Eliya

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Munneswaram Temple in Chilaw

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Trincomalee Shiva Temple

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Yahangala

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Kothmale

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