Ashoka Vatika (Sanskrit: अशोकवाटिका, romanized: Aśokavāṭikā) is a grove[1] in Lanka that is located in the kingdom of the rakshasa king Ravana.
[3] It was the location where Sita, the wife of Rama, was held captive by Ravana after her abduction, also because she refused to stay in Ravana's palace and preferred to stay under a simsapa tree in Ashoka Vatika.
It was here that Ravana's wife Mandodari came to meet her and also where Hanuman met her for the first time, and identified himself with the finger ring of Rama.
Much of the Ashoka Vatika was destroyed by Hanuman when he first visited Lanka searching for Sita.
[4] The site has attracted media interest in recent years owing to its connection with Hindu mythology.