Rama Setu: A Manmade Land Bridge Created Thousands of Years Ago is Still up for Debate.

When we look at the history of the United States, quite frankly it is limited. Mostly buildings here have been erected in the past century and there are some that are older with historical meaning. Generally speaking, though, the North American continent has very little to share in world history as it pertains to ancient buildings and structures that date back millennia. Other countries though, have a much more robust history to share with the world.

One such place is an 18 miles land mass that connects India and Sri Lanka… a sort of land bridge if you will. In ancient Hindu texts, there is a story about a god named Rama whose wife Sita was captured and held hostage on the Island of Sri Lanka by the 10-headed Brahmin emperor Ravana. He did this as an act of revenge for the cutting off of his sister’s nose. Rama asked Lord Hanuman, a monkey-like god, to help him create a bridge so that his army may retrieve and save Sita. Hanuman used his army of monkeys for 5 days to accomplish this task. Once they infiltrated the island, they killed the emperor and saved Sita.