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The last Brahmastra: Dunuvila and Yudhaganawa

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A national park is said to still be burnt from the war.

Sri Lanka claims Dunuvila as where Rama aimed his final Brahmastra at Ravana, and Yudhaganawa in Wasgamuwa National Park as the final battlefield, said to remain scorched.

Who: Rama, Ravana

Bound to

Vishvamitra hands Rama the divine weapons boon→payoff

Aditya Hridayam: a hymn taught mid-battle causes

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Places: Dunuvila, Wasgamuwa

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