Sri Lankan airlines promotes Ramayana Trail in unique ad
An advertisement made by Sri Lankan Airlines garnered a lot of appreciation on social media platforms for showing the "Ramayana Trail" which took the viewers on a journey to different iconic locations related to the Hindu epic Ramayana.
In the five-minute advertisement, the grandmother is seen narrating the Hindu epic to her grandson through a children's book.
In the video, the grandson questions about the island where Sita was taken by Ravan after getting kidnapped. Then, the grandmother tells him the story of the kingdom of Ravan which is today Sri Lanka.
"All the places in the Ramayana are real. Today we know Lanka as Sri Lanka," the grandmother says and the video shows the visuals of Ravan's Cave close to Ella town where it is believed Sita was kept before being taken to the Ashoka Vatika, which was inside the palace of the demon king.
In the video, the Seetha Amman Temple – also called Ashok Vatika Sita Temple – was shown. In today's time, it is maintained by the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka.
The video also mentioned the bridge built by Rama's army to reach Sri Lanka which is the Ram Setu bridge that connects Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu to the Sri Lankan coast.
