Rama setu starts from dhanushkodi and ends at the mannar island of sri lanka. Us tv show suggests that ram setu was manmade news times. According to hindu mythology, ram setu constructed by lord rama. Rameshwaram, the land of lord rama, is not only tamil nadus main pilgrimage town, but also one of the char dhams four pilgrimage spots in india that attracts millions of devotees every year. According to geographical evidences, this bridge used to connect sri lanka and india. How can the rama setu adams bridge, made of stone, float. Book your tickets online for adams bridge rama setu, rameswaram. The claim made in a new show of a us science channel that the ram setu between india and sri lanka is manmade has reaffirmed the partys stand on the issue, the bjp said on wednesday. Some find it great news but we believe hinduism is not subject to proofs and validation. Nasa images discover ancient bridge between india and sri. Do you want to know the entry ticket price for ram setu. It depicts rams reign of ayodhya, birth of luv and kush, the ashvamedha yajna and last days of rama. Nala and nila made a nearly floating bridge within a very short time, by coral reefs.
Researcher who aims to study ram setu to lanka in march, the indian council for historical research announced it would. Rama setu an engineering marvel of 5076 bce youtube. Underwater exploration study on ram setu to take off in december in 2008, the upa government told the supreme court that there was no historical. Dr gupt said personally he found no contradiction in the scientific explanation of the existence of ram setu and the hindu belief about its. Aug 21, 2017 search mission i am 100% sure we will find archaeological remains. Ramayanas ram setu bridge between india and sri lanka is real and manmade, says an upcoming us tv show.
The claim made in a new show of a us science channel that the ram setu between india and sri lanka is manmade has reaffirmed the. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years old at the time. Us tv shows ram setu is manmade claim has got bjp floating on air science channel says rocks forming the bridge are 7,000 years old, around the time ramayana is apparently set in. The recently discovered bridge currently named as adams bridge is made of chain of shoals, c. Discovery science channel says so, with scientific proof the investigations of the team will be aired on the science channel in a show called what on earth in an episode called ancient land bridge. Us channels finding on ram setu confirms existence of lord. Ram setu floating stone facts and truth mysterioustrip. Rama setu adams bridge in rameshwaram timings, entry. Ancient origins articles related to ram setu in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places. Q huitieme table generale de la revue historique tome gvi, 1911, a tome gxxxvi, 1920 paris felix algan, 108, editeur boulevard saint germain 1922. This book was added by tulsidas as tulsidas listened the ramayan from kakbhusundi and garud. At the expiration of his term of exile, rama returns to ayodhya. Vikramshila setu is a bridge across the ganges, near bhagalpur in the indian state of bihar named after the ancient mahavihara of vikramashila which. Lord ram overseeing the construction of ram setu by his army of monkeys.
Dec, 2017 several union ministers and leaders of the ruling bjp have cheered the trailer of a us science channel programme that suggests that the ram setu or a mythical bridge connecting india and sri. Rajendra setu also known as rajendra pul and simaria pul is a bridge across the river ganges that was the first bridge to link the northern and southern portions of the state of bihar. Not only hindus, ram setu is equally sacred to muslims and christians instead of politicising the science channel claims, focus should be on conservation against wreckage by the dredging mafia. Not only hindus, ram setu is equally sacred to muslims and. Nasa images discover ancient bridge between india and sri lanka. The government of india has decided to go ahead with its plans for building a shipping channel by breaking the rama setu, the oldest manmade bridge of our civilization, a civil engineering marvel. Rameshwaram is the site from where the monkey army began to build the ram setu to reach ravanas lanka want to go. Articles chiefly on the sethusamudram project, in india. What is ram setu, why so much controversy around it.
Head the council had last year in march said it would conduct an underwater exploration study to see whether the ram setu or adams bridge was a natural or an artificial phenomenon. Rameshwaram where the monkey army builds the ram setu. The location of the bridge was based on the work of m. Ichr not to conduct study whether ram setu man made, natural. Rama setu or adams bridge archaeology, history, vedas. See all 2 adams bridge rama setu tours on tripadvisor. Historical research council to explore while some claim the sethu was a bridge was built by lord ramas vanar sena and hence cannot be touched. Several union ministers and leaders of the ruling bjp have cheered the trailer of a us science channel programme that suggests that the. Dec 12, 2017 the spotlight is back on the existence of the ram setu or the adams bridge, after a show on the science channel in the us hinted that such a structure may actually exist outside of mythology. Ram setu is so much interwoven with the cultural history of rameswaram and of the country as a whole that bringing the factor of the historicity of lord ram was absolutely unnecessary, he said. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land.
Space images taken by nasa reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the palk strait between india and sri lanka. Do india and sri lanka share a mythological history. Rama setu bridge dhanushkodi rama sethu point ram setu. Us channels finding on ram setu confirms existence of.
Ram setu also called the adams bridge is the bridge that is believed to have been built by lord ram between india and sri lanka million years ago. Dec, 2017 ancient origins articles related to ram setu in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. It is said nala setu because it was nala who was the architect designed the bridge in ramayana. The stone floats on the water because of the name rama written on the rocks. Ram setu the bridge was first mentioned in the ancient indian sanskrit epic ramayana of valmiki. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Mar, 20 the government of india has decided to go ahead with its plans for building a shipping channel by breaking the rama setu, the oldest manmade bridge of our civilization, a civil engineering marvel. Ram setu or adams bridge is created by lord ram by the help of two marine architects nala and nila. Vikramshila setu is a bridge across the ganges, near bhagalpur in the indian state of bihar named after the ancient mahavihara of vikramashila which was established by king dharmapala 783 to 820 a. Not only hindus, ram setu is equally sacred to muslims and christians instead of politicising the science channel claims, focus should be on conservation against wreckage by.
When nasa first released the images of the bridge in 2001, it left people in awe that even after such a long time the bridge existed. The spotlight is back on the existence of the ram setu or the adams bridge, after a show on the science channel in the us hinted that such a. Adams bridge rama setu rameswaram 2020 what to know. The name adams bridge comes from some ancient islamic texts referring to the adams peak in sri lanka adam is suppose to fallen in this part of earth. Underwater exploration study on ram setu to take off in december in 2008, the upa government told the supreme court that there was no historical and scientific evidence to establish the existence. Setu samudran shipping canal project has been approved by the government of india and set to begin near kodand ram temple. Rama setu adams bridge in rameshwaram timings, entry fee.
Adams bridge rama setu rameswaram 2020 all you need to. Know if sri lanka is really the lanka from the mythological book, ramayana. Lord ram is the subject of the epic mythological hindu text, the ramayana. We recommend booking adams bridge rama setu tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Connecting rameshwaram of tamil nadu to the mannar island of sri lanka, rama setu is a causeway with a length of 30 km long. An american channel says ram setu was built by humans. Ram setu, rameshwaram ticket price timings address. Upcoming us tv show claims ram setu was real and manmade. The indian council of historical research ichr will not conduct or fund any study to determine whether the ram setu was a manmade or a natural structure. Dec 12, 2017 in what could be a groundbreaking discovery with farreaching implications, a special show on a popular international channel has claimed that according to american scientists, the ram setu bridge, also called the adam s bridge, between india and sri lanka was not a natural formation as previously thought, but manmade. Watch full detail on ram setu bridge, sri lanka, and ravana death. However, scientists explained that floating stones could be the pumice stones. Ichr not to conduct study whether ram setu man made. None of the experts featured in a video released by the science channel makes any claim on the ram setu as a human construct nor does this video cite any.
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