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Dhanushkodi also known as dhanushkoti or The abandoned town of tamilnadu or The last land of India.

In Indian mythology and from the Ramayana we know about Ramsetu. Dhanushkodi is related to Ramsetu. Dhanushkodi is the place where Lord Rama ordered his army (Hanuman, Sugriva, vanarsena etc…) to build a bridge to srilanka where Ravan kept Mata Sita as prisenor.

In Ramayana the bridge was made by nul and nil (banarsena) which was made up of rock (RAM) was written on each rock) that bridge was named as Ramsetu’s bridge. Ramsetu’s bridge connect Rameshwaram island (INDIA) and mannar island (SRILANKA). Now Ramsetu’s bridge is also known as the Adam’s bridge.

Modern satellite image show a stretch of islands, separated by submerged land, connecting India with Srilanka.

Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban island of the state of Tamilnadu in India. Dhanuskoti is located near the south eastern tip of Pamban Island (also known as Rameswaran Island) and is 15km far from rameshwarm island. And from Dhanushkodi Srilanka is only 18km away.

How to reach there:
Travel time from Rameshwaram to Dhanushkodi is about 30-45 minutes.
Nearest airport is Madurai which is 167 km far.
Nearest railway station is Rameshwaram which is 18 km far.
By road there is many options. Buses and taxis conducting regular service. Own vehicle or rented private cab/taxi, jeep or auto-rickshaw are the best option to explore Dhanushkodi and nearby.

Now Dhanushkodi is a abandoned town from 1964. Before 1964 it was a famous tourist place and upcoming town. Railway services and a town was there. But in night of 22 December 1964, a cyclone hit Dhanushkodi at 280 kilometers (170miles) per hour and destroy everything in town. An estimated 1,800 people died in the cyclone storm including 115 passengers on board the Pamban-Dhanushkodi train. The entire town was marooned and the Government of Tamilnadu declared Dhanushkodi as a ghost town, unfit for living.

Now in Dhanushkodi preserved railway station, post office, church, railway track(buried under sand) and many destroyed structure we can see. Some of the rocks from Ramsetu’s bridge were also found by local fisherman. We can see the floating rocks there by locals. Locals used to attract tourists by visualize it.

The national highway 87 completed the road. In Dhanushkodi we can see the meeting point of Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea. The end point of the road resembles as two long narrow sticks joind at one point in the end. Left side we can able to see Indian ocean and on right side we can see Bay of Bengal.

Tourists can visit and end up with Pillars of Ashoka. A solitary pillar of Ashoka, the national emblem of India, stands at endpoint where we can look out across Ramestu’s Bridge.

Accommodations in Dhanushkodi:
One day is enough to explore Dhanushkodi and nearby. For staying Rameshwaram is the place where we can stay, in evening we should return from Dhanushkodi. In Rameshwaram many luxurious hotels are available.
On the way of Rameshwaram the famous Pamban bridge located which is the first sea bridge in India opend on 24 february 1914. Pamban bridge is a railway bridge which connect the town of Mandapam in mainland India with Pamban island, and Rameshwaram.