17 Km from Rameswaram lies sand covered remains of what used to be a bustling town about 4 decades back. The remains of a church, a water tank, post office, railway station gives you an idea of value of this place which used to be the best point for travelers to go to Srilanka in ferry services until 1964. On the fateful night of 22 December, 1964, a large cyclone caused the devastation of such extend that the whole Dhanushkodi town along with the Rameswaram Dhanushkodi railway line was destroyed. After the cyclone, the Government declared the place to be unfit for living and it remains as it is. The broken Dhanushkodi town There is a mythology behind this ghost town. It is believed that, the prince Lord Rama had constructed the bridge called Rama Setu to Lanka from the mainland for fighting against the king of lanka, Ravana who had captured Sita, the wife of Rama. This bridge was used to bring in his troops to Lanka. After Ravana was killed and upon request from …