India's High Commissioner to Colombo, Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha on Sunday met officials of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust and discussed ways in which India can support the development of the Ramayana Trail in the island nation.

Jha met Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj and his team at India House here.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is the organization responsible for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said in a post on

"Discussed ways in which India can promote #RamayanaTrai development, P2P (people-to-people) connectivity and economic development in Sri Lanka," I said.

Jha also attended the inauguration ceremony of the Ramayanatrail project in Sri Lanka supported by Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj.

"As India-Sri Lanka friendship flourishes, so does #RamayanaTrail Today High Commissioner @santzha attended the inauguration ceremony of the #RamayanaTrail project in Sri Lanka, endorsed by Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, along with NS @SagalaRatnayaka, Cricket icon @Sanath07 and other dignitaries also attended,” the High Commission said in a separate post.

The Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and an important text of Hinduism. There are 52 sites on the Ramayana Trail in Sri Lanka.