The first teaser for Akshay Kumar’s Ram Setu, which also stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Nusrat Bharucha, was released today. The topic of what are the facts and myths has been debated for some time now, based on the famous mythological structure ‘Ram Setu’ from the Ramayana.
Here are a few ideas to help you reach a reasonable conclusion:
Ram Setu, formerly known as Adam’s Bridge, was thought to be a natural coral formation. After collecting several pieces of evidence from the site and obtaining an aerial view, NASA concluded that this Setu associated with the legend of Ram and Ravana’s fight was built by a man nearly 1.2 million years ago. These facts support the widely held Indian belief that Lord Ram and his ‘Vanar Sena’ constructed the 30-kilometer-long bridge so that Lord Ram and his brother Lakshman could fight King Ravana and reclaim Mata Sita.
Ram Setu from various perspectives and studies
Some scientific studies, on the other hand, maintain that the bridge was formed naturally by limestone and causeways. However, oceanography studies have confirmed that the Ram Setu Bridge is 7000 years old. Carbon dating near Mannar Islan and Dhanushkodi corresponds to Ramayana dates.
Until the 15th century, the bridge could be walked across
According to legend, the bridge connecting Pamban Island in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka was walkable until the 15th century. It was a walkable bridge above sea level, according to historical documents. The causeway’s depth is estimated by modern science to be between 3 and 30 feet. Ram Setu is also known as Adam’s Bridge and Nala Setu because it was believed that Nala was the architect who built this bridge to allow Ram’s army to reach Sri Lanka.
Among other things, the mystery of floating stones
According to the Ramayana, Nala constructed the Setu from floating stones. Even today, such floating stones can be found all over Rameswaram. Scientific studies show that volcanic rocks float in water. So there is more evidence that the bridge was built with floating stones.
Despite the fact that Ram Setu is now submerged in water, it is not very deep, so ships cannot sail from here and must take a different route to Sri Lanka, and vice versa.