Sita Sarovara
A small tank on the Anegundi side, tied by name to Sita and passed by almost everyone.
Open
6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Morning
Time to spend here
About 30 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
On the Anegundi road north of the river, between the bridge and the village. Fifteen minutes at most, and on the way to Anjanadri.
About this place
Sita Sarovara is a small stone-edged tank on the north bank, close enough to the Anegundi road that most people ride straight past it. The name attaches it to Sita, as several places on this side of the river are attached to the Ramayana — this is the country identified with Kishkindha, and the association is old and local rather than signposted. What is here is water, cut stone at the edges, and quiet. It takes twenty minutes and it is on the way to everything else on this bank.
Good to know
- Small, quiet, and easy to ride past. Watch for it on the left coming from the bridge.
- The stone edge is uneven and slippery when wet.
- A local sacred association: be quiet if somebody is at the water.
