Advertisement of neighboring country Sri Lankan Airlines is in the news at the moment. The airline company has taken the help of Ramayana to promote Sri Lankan tourism in a very interesting way. The advertisement depicts the country's rich cultural heritage through Ramayana.
This five-minute video presented by the airline mentions those places in Sri Lanka which are mentioned in the Ramayana. This advertisement is getting a lot of appreciation in India. The advertisement includes many major tourist places of Sri Lanka including Ravana's cave, Sita Amman temple.
The advertisement begins with a grandmother telling her grandson about Sri Lankan tourist destinations. He tells him about the places mentioned in Ramayana. In which there is also Ravana's cave in Ella, where Ravana kept Sita after kidnapping her. Sita Amman Temple is known as Ashoka Vatika. It has also been said. Along with this, Ram Setu is also mentioned. According to the story of Ramayana, Lord Rama had built this bridge with the help of the monkey army.
In one scene of the advertisement, the child asks his grandmother if the bridge still exists. To this grandmother replies that yes, you can see it even today. He says that all the places shown in Ramayana are real. Today we know Lanka as Sri Lanka. It is being said that this advertisement has been made to attract Indian tourists and Ram devotees.
In response to this announcement, a social media user from India said that I am planning to go to Tokyo with my friends next year. But this advertisement has now forced me to change my mind about going to Sri Lanka. I did not know that Sri Lanka has preserved these historical sites till today. Another Indian social media user Manjit Das lauded the announcement and said thanks to Sri Lanka for keeping the spirit of Ramayana alive even today.