Montaña Rumassala

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Rumassala es una hermosa montaña ubicada a 3 km al este de la ciudad de Galle, en la Provincia del Sur de Sri Lanka, directamente vinculada con la Yatra de Ramayana en Sri Lanka. Según la ruta de Ramayana en Sri Lanka, se cree que esta característica geográfica inusual cayó cuando Hanuman llevó la montaña Dronagiri en su vuelo de regreso a Lanka para usar las hierbas Sanjeevani que salvan vidas. Estas hierbas eran necesarias para salvar a Lakshmana y Rama, quienes estaban gravemente heridos en la guerra. Por lo tanto, Rumassala es una de las cinco montañas Sanjivani en Sri Lanka y un lugar importante para el tour de Ramayana en Sri Lanka.

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Según el famoso épico sánscrito Ramayana, cuando la esposa del príncipe Rama, Sita, fue secuestrada por el rey demonio Ravana, Rama, junto con su hermano menor y el semidiós mono Hanuman, la siguieron hasta Sri Lanka. Durante la feroz batalla para rescatarla, el hermano de Rama, Lakshmana, resultó gravemente herido, y Hanuman fue enviado a buscar las hierbas medicinales necesarias para curarlo. Se dice que el semidiós, en su confusión por encontrar el medicamento adecuado, rompió un trozo de la montaña sagrada. La montaña se rompió en cinco piezas separadas, y se cree que una de ellas cayó donde hoy se encuentra la montaña Rumassala. Mientras transportaba la montaña, se dice que partes de ella cayeron en cinco lugares de Sri Lanka: Rumassala en Galle, Dolu Kanda en Hiripitiya, Ritigala en la carretera Habarana-Anuradhapura, Thalladi en Mannar, y Kachchativu en el norte.

Hoy en día, la majestuosa montaña se erige como un testimonio de los fascinantes incidentes mencionados en el épico. Con extrañas historias de viajeros que se pierden en la montaña, Rumassala también es un refugio para las hierbas. Los investigadores han encontrado cerca de 150 especies de hierbas únicas que extrañamente no crecen en ningún otro lugar.

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    Pidurutalagala 

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    Lipton's Seat 

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    Little Adam’s Peak 

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    Ritigala 

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    Ethagala (Elephnat Rock) 

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    Rumasalla Mountain 

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    Knuckles Range 

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    Alagalla Mountain Range 

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    Bible Rock 

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    Ura Kanda 

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    Monkey Mountain 

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    Yahangala 

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