A stone from Sita Eliya, where Goddess Sita is said to have been captured by Ravana in Sri Lanka, will be used in the building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Milinda Moragoda, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, is scheduled to carry the stone to India.
A stone from #SriLanka’s Sita Eliya for the Ram Temple in #Ayodhya would be a pillar of strength for #India-#SriLanka relations. This stone was received at Mayurapathi Amman Temple by HC-designate of Sri Lanka to India HE Mr Milinda Moragoda in the presence of the High Commissioner,†said the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka on Thursday.
A temple dedicated to Goddess Sita in Sita Eliya is said to mark the location where she was imprisoned by Lankan king Ravana and where she frequently prayed to Lord Rama for her release.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted the bhoomi pujanâ€TM of the Supreme Court-mandated Ram temple in Ayodhya last year, bringing to fruition the BJP”s â€mandir movement TM, which defined its politics for three decades and catapulted it to the pinnacle of power
