The Mysteries of 'Ram - Setu' (Adams Bridge)

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THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE EPIC RAMAYAN.

Adam's Bridge (ātām pālam; Sinhala: adamgay palama), also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu (Irāmar pālam, Sanskrit: rāmasetu),[1] is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.



The bridge is 48 km (30 mi) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (south-west) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the regions are dry and the sea in the area rarely exceeds 1 metre (3 ft) in depth, thus hindering navigation. It was reportedly passable on foot until the 15th century, when storms deepened the channel: temple records seem to say that Adam's Bridge was completely above sea level until it broke in a cyclone in 1480


Historical mentions and etymology
The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Ramayana written by Valmiki,[3] wherein Rama constructed it for his Vanara (ape men) army to reach Lanka and rescue his wife Sita from the Rakshasa king, Ravana.

The western world first encountered it in "historical works in the 9th century" by Ibn Khordadbeh in his Book of Roads and Kingdoms (c. 850), referring to it is Set Bandhai or "Bridge of the Sea".

Some early Islamic sources refer to a mountain in Sri Lanka as Adam's Peak, (where Adam supposedly fell to earth) and described Adam as crossing from Sri Lanka to India via the bridge; leading to the name of Adam's Bridge. Alberuni (c. 1030) was probably the first to describe it in such a manner. The earliest map that calls this area by the name Adam's bridge was prepared by a British cartographer in 1804.

Marco Polo (1254 -1324) was a Venetian trader and explorer who gained fame for his worldwide travels, recorded in his book IL MILIONE (''The Million'' or The Travels of Marco Polo). He visited several ports in India. A book ''On The travels of Marco Polo'' translated by Marsden into English was published in England in 1854.
In this book Rama's Bridge has been described as SETABUND-RAMESWARA which only means Setu-Bandha (page-380).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Travels-Mar.../dp/B01JMTX0W4