Hello World, After along gap...yeah...I'm back with a nice article about a place which I have visited recently called Dhanush Kodi which is near to Rameswaram Island.
Let me tell you about the about Dhanush Kodi (Danush mean the "BOW" and kodi means "the end")....Hindu legend has it that at the request of Vibeeshana, Lord Rama broke the Sethu (the bridge) with one end of his bow and hence the name Danushkodi.
Its about 20Kms from Rameswaram, The drive to this place is really amazing....We are 4people hired a jeep which is open top(initially we were surprised after reaching the island we came to know the importance of open top jeep) we started our journey around 3PM after having a heavy lunch in Rameswaram.
It took 20mins to Reach the Navy base which the end for the Roadway....From there the rest of the travel was along the sea shore and hence, the breeze was very pleasant. Our driver changed the wheel from 2wheel to 4wheel to make the drive very comfort without any problems. You can see the point A is the place where navy base is located & the red line shows the journey towards Danush kodi.
The jeep drive to the interiors of this place are really thrilling....One can keep their fingers until they reaches to destiny. There were few instances where I thought the vehicle is going to topple-up. The vehicle cruised through damp lands, sea shores & trees...Along the way we saw some vans, tempos carrying tourists....the whole is journey is between the seashore where you can a Calm Indian ocean on the right side & the bay of Bengal on the left side with waves....While going far ward the Indian ocean looks very optimistic....Once we reach the end point we loved the beauty where both the Indian ocean & Bay of Bengal will meet it looks really awesome....
Ultimately, we reached what was once a thriving sea port, with regular trading with Sri Lanka, i.e. Danushkodi. The place looks absolutely beautiful, surrounded on two sides by the sea, the narrow strip of land ending at what used to be a port....huh....You can observe Rama sethu bridge( refers to the bridge built by the Vanara (ape men) army of Lord Rama in Hindu mythology, which he used to reach Lanka and rescue his wife Sita from the Rakshasa king, Ravana) unfortunately I never got a chance.
Lets go back to the history about Dhanush Kodi....This place was once an important entry point to India with all facilities like Railway station, and other government offices...But then, A cyclone storm with high velocity winds and high tidal waves hit this town on 22nd December 1964 caused heavy damage & all dwelling houses were blown to pieces in the storm and marooned. In addition hundreds people died in this cyclonic storm.
On that fateful night (December 22) at 23.55 hours while entering Danushkodi railway station, the train No.653, Pamban-Danushkodi Passenger, a daily regular service which left Pamban with 110 passengers and 5 railway staff, was only few yards before Danushkodi Railway station when it was hit by a massive tidal wave. The whole train was washed away killing all 115 on board. All together over 1800 people died in the cyclonic storm. The high tidal waves moved almost 10 kilometres onto this island and ruined the entire town. Pamban bridge was also washed away by the high tidal waves in this disaster. Eyewitness accounts recollected of how the surging waters stopped just short of the main temple at Rameshwaram where hundreds of people had taken refuge from the fury of the storm. After this disaster, the Government of Madras declared the town as Ghost town.
I felt like I was in the end point of the India. The surroundings are really awesome with a breezy climate. One can really enjoy dhanush kodi if they visit in the early morning before sunset or in the evening after sunset....We returned back to the road in the same jeep....If you have a plan to Visit Rameswaram I would definitely recommend you to Visit Dhanushkodi. It is one of the best places in India or near Rameswaram. You'll really enjoy the fresh Air, Scenic Location & not the least the adventurous Ride between the oceans.
I'm gonna back with another beautiful article about by my trip to the Magical place "Rameswaram".
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