Montanha Rumassala
Rumassala é uma bela montanha localizada a 3 km a leste da cidade de Galle, na Província do Sul de Sri Lanka, diretamente ligada à Yatra de Ramayana em Sri Lanka. De acordo com o tour da trilha de Ramayana em Sri Lanka, acredita-se que essa característica geográfica incomum tenha caído quando Hanuman transportou a montanha Dronagiri em seu voo de volta para Lanka para usar as ervas Sanjeevani, que salvam vidas. Essas ervas eram necessárias para salvar Lakshmana e Rama, que estavam gravemente feridos na guerra. Portanto, Rumassala é uma das cinco montanhas Sanjivani em Sri Lanka e um local importante para o tour de Ramayana em Sri Lanka.
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De acordo com o famoso épico sânscrito Ramayana, quando a esposa do príncipe Rama, Sita, foi sequestrada pelo rei demônio Ravana, Rama, junto com seu irmão mais novo e o semideus macaco Hanuman, a seguiu até Sri Lanka. Durante a feroz batalha para resgatá-la, o irmão de Rama, Lakshmana, ficou gravemente ferido, e Hanuman foi enviado para encontrar as ervas medicinais necessárias para curá-lo. Diz-se que o semideus, em sua confusão para encontrar o remédio certo, quebrou um pedaço da montanha sagrada. A montanha quebrou em cinco pedaços separados, e acredita-se que um deles tenha caído onde a montanha Rumassala está localizada hoje. Enquanto carregava a montanha, diz-se que partes dela caíram em cinco lugares em Sri Lanka: Rumassala em Galle, Dolu Kanda em Hiripitiya, Ritigala na estrada Habarana-Anuradhapura, Thalladi em Mannar e Kachchativu no norte.
Hoje, a majestosa montanha permanece como um testemunho dos fascinantes eventos mencionados no épico. Com histórias estranhas de viajantes que se perderam na montanha, Rumassala também é um refúgio para ervas. Pesquisadores encontraram quase 150 espécies únicas de ervas que, estranhamente, não crescem em nenhum outro lugar.
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