Dandu Monara

Dandu Monara (Flying Peacock, Wooden Peacock) was a flying machine built by King Ravana (Sri Lanka). According to Hindu beliefs as told in the epic tale Ramayana, King Ravana used the "Dandu Monara" to abduct Queen Sita from Rama.

According to the Ramayana, the "Dandu Monara" landed at Werangatota, about 10 km from Mahiyangana. It is the hill station of Nuwara Eliya in central Sri Lanka.

See also

• Ravana
• Ramayana

References

• The postcolonial identity of Sri Lankan English By Manique Gunasekera Page 195
• Village Folk-tales Of Ceylon By Henry Parker (author), Page 18
• Indian antiquary, Volume 45 By Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland