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Remains of Dhanushkodi railway station. The National Highway completed the 9.5-km-long road – 5 km from Mukuntharayar Chathiram to Dhanushkodi and 4.5 km from Dhanushkodi to Arichamunai. [3] Until 2016, Dhanushkodi was reachable either on foot along the seashore or in jeeps. [4] In 2016, a road was completed from the village of Mukundarayar ...
Front view of the Kothandaramaswamy Temple at Dhanushkodi. The Kothandaramaswamy Temple at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu is a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Rama.The temple is Classified one among the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition.
Dhanushkodi Beach lies on the tip of the Rameswaram island. [1] In this beach, the Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar Sea of Indian Ocean merge which is known as Arichal Munai in Tamil. [ 2 ] Before 1964, Dhanushkodi was a busy, crowded city.
The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone (also known as the Dhanushkodi cyclone) was regarded as one of the most powerful storms to ever strike India on record. [1] The system was first identified as an area of low pressure over the Andaman Sea on December 15. Following interaction with a tropical wave, it began to develop and became a depression by ...
Dhanushkodi railway station is an abandoned railway station in Tamil Nadu, India. It was abandoned during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone. [1] [2] It is one of the two branch lines gets diverted from Pamban Junction one is Pamban Junction–Rameswaram Branch line and the other is Pamban Junction–Dhanushkodi Branch line. A train called Boat mail ...
An Arizona wildlife enthusiast was pleased and surprised to see so many different animals when he reviewed his trail camera footage. He had discovered the hidden mountain pool while hiking the dry ...
Major themes include Alaska's ancient cultures, Russian heritage, and role in World War II, but other stories are represented as well. In addition, two sites in Alaska were designated National Historic Landmarks, but the designation was later withdrawn. These sites appear in a separate table further below.
An aerial view of Dhanushkodi, at the tip of Rameswaram Rameswaram has an average elevation of 10 m (33 ft). The island is spread across an area of 61.8 km 2 (23.9 sq mi) and is in the shape of a conch. 74% of the area has sandy soil due to the presence of sea and it has many islands surrounding it, the Palk Strait in the north west and Gulf of ...