Road trip to Dhanushkodi (some mythology included)

Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, India is an abandoned small town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island and is the closest point on the Indian coast to Srilanka.

Dhanuskodi is a place famous for the bridge or Ram Setu that helped Lord Rama along with his brother Lakshmana, Hanuman and Ravana’s brother Vibhishana to reach Lanka to rescue Sita from Ravana, a tale from the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Dhanush in translation means bow and Kodi means end which further suggest that Vibhishana had asked Rama to destroy the bridge post victory and Rama did it with a Dhanush (bow) and hence the name.

One can see the Bay of Bengal on the left and the Indian Ocean on the right.

Dhanuskodi must be on everyones bucket list.

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South Coastal Expedition by Shivprasad S - 2017-10-15 - Day 2 - Rameshwaram to Kanyakumari

South Coastal Expedition by Shivprasad S.

Day 2 - 2017-10-15 - Rameshwaram to Kanyakumari.
Ride route: Rameshwaram - Dhanushkodi - Rameshwaram - Thirchendar - Uvari - Kanyakumari. Almost the entire stretch is the coastal route. He avoided riding via Tirunelveli.
Total distance: 270 kms.
Ride time: 1.00pm (Rameshwaram) to 7.00pm (Kanyakumari). However, he rode Rameshwaram - Dhanushkodi - Rameshwaram in the morning.

PanchaMukha (five-faced) Hanuman Temple is 2 kms from Rameshwaram temple in Tamilnadu, India

PanchaMukha (five-faced) Hanuman Temple is 2 kms from Rameshwaram temple in the state of Tamilnadu, India.
Here Hanuman is dressed with vermilion. The temple also has deities of Rama, Sita and Hanuman which were originally at Dhanushkodi but were brought to the temple site after the killer cyclone in 1964. A few of the floating stones called 'Sethu Bandanam' supposedly used for building the ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka are carefully preserved in the temple.

By worshipping PanchaMukha Anjaneyar, one can get rid of enemies with the help of Narashima Mukha, overcome all types of Dosha with the help of Garuda, get all types of wealth with Varaha; and get Gnana with Hayagriva.
At this temple, there is an oil-fired lamp next to lord Ram which has been kept burning for over three decades. Panchamuga Anjaneyar’s huge idol is open to the sky without any canopy on top. It is believed that the 700 years old temple at Dhanushkodi, was also destroyed during the cyclone in 1964 and some of the 'moorthams' (idols) were brought here.

Temple timings: 6:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM