Visit the historical Seetha Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya

Seetha Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya

Witness the majestic aura of this historical temple!

About Seetha Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya

Seetha Amman Temple, a spellbinding temple located amidst the lushes of the famous botanical garden, is dedicated to goddess Sita, the spouse of Lord Rama.

Established in the slopes of Nuwara Eliya, this mesmerizing temple is based in the Seetha Eliya village, popularly known as Sita Eliya. The temple is preserved by dedicated Hindu families as it is believed to be one of its kinds.

Seetha Amman Temple in Sri Lanka lures thousands of pilgrims and wanderers every year, as it the place where Ravana imprisoned Sita. One can also witness the footprints of Hanuman on a rock, as he rested at this place after the battle to rescue Sita from Ravana’s imprisonment. Devotees also believe that the temple premises carry a rock where Sita sat and meditated while waiting for her husband to rescue her.

There is a stream that runs from the hill and flows along this temple. It is believed that Sita used to bathe in this stream during her stay here. Nearly a century ago, images were discovered from this stream that carried three-idols, including that of Sita as well. Visitors believe that this episode of the Ramayana historically took place at this spot, which was known as Ashoka Vatika during Ravana’s reign. Seetha Amman Temple is increasingly gaining importance and enthralls travelers with its majestic views and historical eminence.

So, just plan a visit to this beautiful historical temple located amidst the natural sanctuary. Seetha Amman Temple in Sri Lanka will surely astonish you as it exhibits the existence of a story occurred in the 13th and early 14th century.

Architecture of Seetha Amman Temple

Seetha Amman Temple, Nuwara Eliya comprises two temples, one dedicated to goddess Sita and another one to Hanuman. Like any other modern temple, Sita temple has a multi-colored dome covered with mythological characters. Statues of Ram, Lakshmana and Sita were added in the later years. The side closer to the river stream has a shrine with three-darkened idols that were spotted here nearly a century ago.

The top of the roof exhibits numerous groupings of Vishnu namely Krishna, Kalki, Vamana, and Parsurama. The water of the river flowing along the temple has no taste and locals believe that its due to the curse of Sita.

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    Nicely arranged tour.. Had a wonderful time. The whole trip was memorable as each day was well planned.

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    We have great experience with TRAVCO they are the best travel agent i have found for srilankan trip.we have planned for 6 days and 6 nights trip. customer services are EXCELLENT. From Arrival till departure they always with us and taken care. upon arrival in srilankan airport,we had a warm welcome by Mr. Fernando & Mr. Nandiga . Nandiga(car driver) is with us for entire 6 days and guided us with the tourist places as per the itenary. We highly recommend TRAVCO adventures those who want to visit Sri Lanka. Contact Mr. Fernando(+94776761823) from TRAVCO as he is the one who planned our trip and made it most memorable.

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    All the hotels were good ,great service for reasonable price.Travel agent Kevin and our driver his assistant all were very good and explaining all the details. We enjoyed a lot in this trip .thank you

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    The tour operators were always there to help us with problems that we faced, which eventually helped us having a good trip in Srilanka.

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    Piyush's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

    Nothing for the hotels, (because it is directly related to the overall trip budget), but the driver was okay kind of. He didn't really suggest anything wherever we went just the itinerary piece he used to stick to. Overall the trip planned by the agent was good.

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    Great experience.Special thanks to Ms.Chamodi and her team. For first payment to till we were back to airport ,her team members too care of us. Lots of love srilanka. Our chauffer Mr.Wickyrathana is really good human being.thank you... Tooth relic temple, tea estates and colombo local trip

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    They are ok, the driver was not telling himself on what to do and where to go but he was decent and never denied going anywhere wherever we asked. the itinerary could have been better. we missed pinnawala because of it. We paid a premium to this agency but saw no diffference. Could have seleted any other agency which was cheaper.

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    The service provider Steeple Tours was excellent and they coordinated the trip very well. No challenges during the entire trip. Special mention of the driver and guide who was very helpful. Ready to go anytime as per the plan and guided the entire tour. However, there was NO support from the travel triangle guide starting from the booking till closure. Hardly I had a chance to speak to him. Even during the payment, had to escalate as he was not reachable. The whole experience thru travel triangle was NOT satisfactory.

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FAQ's of Nuwara Eliya

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No, you can explore the entire temple within 1-2 hours, however, one can spend time here sitting along the stream amidst the beautiful ambiance.

Yes, you can surely explore the temple with kids. One can also have a nice family-time by spending hours around the refreshing stream flowing along the temple.

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