hanuman was the first one to find where sita was being held captive.
who was the first one to find where sita was being held captive?
hanuman
rama sent hanuman to know about sita, who was held captive by ravana in lanka. hanuman met sita and passed the message of rama to sita. the other purpose of this mission was to spy on lanka and its forces. on the way hanuman encountered the troops of ravana in ashok vatika, where sita was kept. hanuman fought with them and swiftly destroyed many soldiers. hanuman even killed the vatika's guard jambumali and ravana's youngest son akshayakumara (indrajit's brother). indrajit entered the battlefield. he used tantrik vidya as well as several astras on him. though due to the boons by various gods, most celestial weapons of indrajit had no effect on hanuman. indrajit then used brahmastra and hanuman swooned due to the immense power of this weapon. indrajit then arrested hanuman and presented him in front of his father king ravana.
indrajit
its present location is believed to be the hakgala botanical garden, the area is known as seetha eliya, close to the resort city of nuwara eliya. the garden is situated at the base of the hakgala rock forms, has sita pokuna, a barren area atop the hakgala rock jungle, where sita was supposedly held captive, the sita amman temple is located here. other connected site is a spot where sita bathed in a stream at sita eliya, called sita jharna. the site has attracted media interest owing to its connection with hindu theology, in the recent years.
ashok vatika