Lanka
Lanka (; ), (modern day
Sri Lanka) is the name given in
Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary
Rakshasa king
Ravana in the epics of the ''
Ramayana'' and the ''
Mahabharata''. The
fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known as the
Trikuta Mountains. The ancient city of Lankapura is said to have been burnt down by
Hanuman. After its king, Ravana, was killed by
Rama with the help of Ravana's brother
Vibhishana, the latter was crowned king of Lankapura. His descendants were said to still rule the kingdom during the period of the
Pandavas. According to the ''Mahabharata'', the Pandava
Sahadeva visited this kingdom during his southern military campaign for the
rajasuya of
Yudhishthira. The palaces of Ravana were said to be guarded by four-tusked elephants.
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