SREE RAMANA MAHARSHI YATHRA SAMITHI
(SREE RAMANA MAHARSHI CHARITABLE TRUST)
29/534, School stop, West yakkara, palakkad-678001
Phone: 0491-2532688, Cell: 8714549394, 8089978043
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09 Days 08 Nights Program
Anuradhapura – Jaffna –Trincomalee – Kandy - Nuwara Eliya – Katharagama - Colombo
Day 01: Airport – Chilaw - Anuradhapura
After clearing immigration & visa formalities collect your baggage and proceed to the arrival lounge through the green channel if you do not have goods to be declared to customs. Our Representative will page you. Thereafter you will be assisted to the Car park / Coach Park to begin you journey as per the booked itinerary with the tour Guide
Leave to Anuradhapura from Colombo
Visit Munneswaram & Manavari temple
Dinner and overnight stay at Anuradhapura
Day 02: Anuradhapura – Jaffna
After early Breakfast leave to Mannar.
Visit Thirukethiswaram Temple.
Thirukethiswaram Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Manthota, about seven miles north of the Mannar Town. According to legend, it was at this ancient temple that Kethu Bhagavan worshipped Lord Siva. Hence the shrine acquired the name of Thiruketheeswaram.This temple dedicated to the worship of the God Siva has been the most venerated for centuries and the holy waters of the Palavi Tank by its side are venerated in the sacred hymns of two great Saivite saints, Thirugnana Sambandhar and Sundarar, who lived in the 7th and 8th Centuries respectively. This is one of the five main kovils scattered around the country dedicated to God Siva. One of the most important place is Thalaimannar, where Ram Sethu (Bridge constructed by Lord Ramar during Ramayana days) is located ( We can visit Ram Sethu if the local military forces allows us , since it is most sensitive area)
Dinner and Overnight stay at Jaffna
Day 03: Jaffna
After breakfast
Visit Nagadeepa
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil or Nallur Murugan Kovil is one of the most significant Hindu temples in the Jaffna District. It stands in the town of Nallur. The presiding deity is Lord Murugan in the form of the holy Vel. The idol of the Nallur Devi or goddess was given to the temple in the 10th century CE by the Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, in the style of Sembian bronzes
Visit Kereemalai
Dinner and Overnight stay at Jaffna
Day 04 : Jaffna – Trincomalee
Leave hotel after early breakfast
Proceed to Trincomalee. Evening Visit Thiru Koneswaram Temple.
Thiru Koneswaram temple
Thirukoneswaram is a Hindu temple which is located in the town Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to main deity in Shaivism namely Lord Siva and is one of the five ancient Sivan temples around the island.The Koneswaram temple is believed to have been a major religious shrine since before the arrival of Prince Vijaya 2500 years ago. Many inscriptions found in the surrounding area speak of Indian Pallava, Chola and even Pandya kings making contributions to the upkeep of the temple indicating an origin in antiquity. Local legend has it that it was renovated by a Tamil Chola king from South India named Kulakottan. This temple is one of the four important Saivite temple connected to the revival of Hinduism in Sri Lanka
Dinner and overnight stay at - Trincomalee
Day 05 : Trincomalee – Matale – Kandy
Early breakfast and leave to Kandy.
Visit Matale Spicy Garden & Mutumari Amman Temple
Elephant Orphanage:
On The way to Kandy, there is an elephant orphanage
Kandy
The hill capital, venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism's influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple's shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.
After lunch visit Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Kandy - the hill capital, venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism's influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple's shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.
Dinner and overnight stay at Kandy
Day 06: Kandy – Nuwara Eliya – Kataragama
After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya
Hanuman Temple
Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple, according to the ancient stories, Ramboda is a area, where the forces of Rama's gather to fight against King Ravana. This temple was built by the Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka and dedicated to Hanuman. This temple houses for 16 feet height statue of Hanuman.
Dinner and overnight stay at Ramboda (Nuwara Eliya)
Day 07- Ramboda to Katargma
After breakfast proceed to Katargama
Seetha Amman Temple
The kidnapping of Sita by Ravana (was King of Lanka) - meant that Ravana had to hide Sita in several locations. The Seetha Amman temple was named after the wife, Sitadevi, of Lord Rama. The structure was built on one of the exact sites where the demon king Ravana held Sita as his captive, in the Ashoka Forests of the region. It is believed that the Lordess used the stream by the temple and meditated by the rocks along the stream.
Visit Kataragama Temple in the Evening.
Kataragama temple -In Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a Hindu and Buddhist temple complex dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragama deviyo. It is one of the few religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the majoritySinhala Buddhists, minority Hindu Tamils, Muslims and the indigenous Vedda people.It is a collection of modest shrines, of which the one dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragama deviyo is the most important. For most of the past millennia, it was a jungle shrine very difficult to access, but currently is accessible by an all-weather road. Almost all the shrines— and the nearby Kiri Vehera— are managed by Buddhists, apart from shrines dedicated to Tevayani, Shiva (Siva) and the Muslim mosque. Up until the 1940s a majority of the pilgrims were TamilHindus from Sri Lanka and South India, who undertook an arduous pilgrimage on foot. Since then most pilgrims tend to be Sinhala Buddhists, and cult of Kataragama deviyo has become the most popular amongst the Sinhalese
people.
Dinner and overnight stay at Katharagama
Day 08 : Katharagama – Colombo
After breakfast leave to Colombo.
Proceed to City tour & Shopping in Colombo
Colombo - a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and Independence Square.
Visit Sri Ponnabalam Temple
Dinner and overnight stay at Colombo
Day 09: Colombo - Airport
Levae to Airport for Departure
*** Atithi Devo Bhava ***