Rameswaram Travel Guide

The Beginning of the End: ( Dhanushkodi Super Cyclonic Storm: (1964): ) “ I was about six years old when my father embarked on the project of building a wooden sailboat to take pilgrims from Rameshwaram to Dhanushkodi, (also called Sethukkarai), and back. He worked at building the boat on the seashore, with the help of a relative, Ahmed Jallaluddin, who later married my sister, Zohara. I watched the boat take shape. The wooden hull and the bulkheads were seasoned with the heat from wood fires. My father was doing good business with the boat when, one day, a cyclone bringing winds of over 100 miles per hour carried away our boat, along with some of the landmass of Sethukkarai. The Pamban Bridge collapsed with the train full of passengers on it. Until then, I had only seen the beauty of the sea, now its uncontrollable energy came as a revelation to me.”                ...

Dhanushkodi - A Beautiful Fort city The Bird's eye view of Dhanushkodi The word Dhanushkoti can be split into dhanush (bow) and kodi (the end)  It literally means "The end of the bow" in tamil language. Ramayana depicts that this is the place where lord Rama pointed the end of his bow (Godhandam) and ordered  his troops  to built a bridge (Ram-sethu)  across the sea to reach the Sri-Lanka for the rescuing of his wife Sita. Dhanushkodi is a Beautiful place lies as a land of sand  in the center of  roaring ocean (Indian Ocean) and a silent sea (Bay of Bengal). Dhanushkodi fills the visitors with the feel of awe by it's spectacular view of clear Blue sea , Roaring tides , Beach and the Lonely Devastated Ghost land !. During the reign of  Early Tamil Kingdoms (Pandya Kingdom, Chola Kingdom, Jaffna Kingdom, Sethupathi kings rule) Dhanushkodi plays the role as a Harbour city, From here the pearls (White, Black, and many more varieties), differe...