HISTORY
THE RAM SETU, ALSO KNOWN AS ADAM'S BRIDGE OR RAMA'S BRIDGE,
IS A NATURAL FORMATION OF SHOALS, SANDBANKS, AND LIMESTONE
SHOALS LOCATED IN THE PALK STRAIT, WITH SIGNIFICANT RELIGIOUS
AND MYTHOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE IN HINDUISM. ACCORDING TO THE
ANCIENT HINDU EPIC RAMAYANA, LORD RAMA AND HIS ARMY OF
MONKEYS BUILT THIS BRIDGE TO REACH SRI LANKA AND RESCUE HIS
WIFE, SITA, FROM THE DEMON KING RAVANA. WHILE THIS STORY HOLDS
IMMENSE RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUGGESTS
THAT THE FORMATION IS A NATURAL GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE FORMED
OVER TIME, AND ITS HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY REMAINS A MATTER OF
FAITH AND DEBATE
MYTHOLOGY
GEOLOGICAL STUDIES SUGGEST THAT RAM SETU IS
ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 7,000 YEARS OLD. THIS ESTIMATE
IS BASED ON THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE FOR NATURAL
SEDIMENTATION TO CREATE SUCH A LAND BRIDGE. SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS HAVE PROVIDED
EVIDENCE OF A SUBMERGED RIDGE BENEATH THE SHALLOW
WATERS, SUPPORTING THE IDEA OF A NATURAL FORMATION.
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
GEOLOGICAL FORMATION: THE RAM SETU IS COMPOSED OF A CHAIN
OF SHOALS, SANDBANKS, AND LIMESTONE SHOALS THAT STRETCH
ACROSS THE PALK STRAIT BETWEEN INDIA AND SRI LANKA. THESE
FORMATIONS ARE TYPICAL OF COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGICAL
PROCESSES, INCLUDING SEDIMENT DEPOSITION AND EROSION,
WHICH HAVE OCCURRED OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS.
SATELLITE IMAGING: MODERN SATELLITE IMAGING AND REMOTE
SENSING TECHNOLOGIES HAVE PROVIDED DETAILED IMAGES OF THE
FORMATION. THESE IMAGES SHOW A NATURAL, SUBMERGED RIDGELIKE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE SHALLOW WATERS OF THE PALK
STRAIT, CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GEOLOGICAL
FORMATION RATHER THAN A MAN-MADE BRIDGE.
LACK OF MAN-MADE MATERIALS: GEOLOGICAL STUDIES AND
UNDERWATER SURVEYS HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR
STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE FORMATION WAS
ARTIFICIALLY CONSTRUCTED. THE ABSENCE OF MATERIALS SUCH AS
STONES, BRICKS, OR CONCRETE TYPICALLY USED IN CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS FURTHER SUPPORTS THE NATURAL ORIGIN OF THE
FORMATION.
SEA-LEVEL CHANGES: THE FORMATION OF THE RAM SETU IS LIKELY
LINKED TO CHANGES IN SEA LEVELS OVER TIME. DURING THE LAST ICE
AGE, SEA LEVELS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER, WHICH COULD HAVE
LED TO THE EMERGENCE OF A LAND BRIDGE BETWEEN INDIA AND SRI
LANKA. AS SEA LEVELS ROSE, THE LAND BRIDGE WOULD HAVE BEEN
SUBMERGED, LEAVING BEHIND THE UNDERWATER FORMATION WE
SEE TODAY.
FACTS
 1.RAMA'S SETU IS ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND IT ALSO IT WAS
WALKABLE UNTIL THE 15TH CENTURY.
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2.ACCORDING TO HINDU BELIEF RAM SETU WAS BUILT BY
LORD RAMA TO CROSS THE SEA. STONES USED TO MAKE
THE BRIDGE FLOATED ON WATER BECAUSE RAMA WAS
WRITTEN ON STONES.