NASA Images Discover Ancient Bridge between India and Sri Lanka
Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam’s Bridge is made of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long.
The bridge’s unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the bridge’s age is also almost equivalent.
This information is a crucial aspect for an insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have taken place in treta yuga (more than 1,700,000 years ago).
In this epic, there is a mentioning about a bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and Srilankan coast under the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed to be the incarnation of the supreme.
This information may not be of much importance to the archeologists who are interested in exploring the origins of man, but it is sure to open the spiritual gates of the people of the world to have come to know an ancient history linked to the Indian mythology.
[Courtesy: NASA Digital Image Collection] [Homepage: http://www.nasa.gov/]
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Sri Lanka History
The first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the Stone Age, about 1.750.000 million years ago. These people are said to have come from the South of India and reached the Island through a land bridge connecting the Indian subcontinent to Sri Lanka named Adam’s Bridge. This is related so in the epic Hindu book of Ramayana.
Adam’s Bridge
Rama’s Bridge, chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long, in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. At high tide it is covered by c. 4 ft (1.2 m) of water. A steamer ferry links Rameswaram, India, with Mannar, Sri Lanka. According to Hindu legend, the bridge was built to transport Rama, hero of the Ramayana, to the island to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.
These photos are really so great ,I don’t have exact words to describe these extrordinary photos,its really a proudness for us to have seen these marvellous views created in those days when Sri Ramchandraji has stepped on this earth.
for all we know it could be science fiction too. like the mention of the atom, or the anu in tamil by thiruvalluvar. the author of the ramayana must have heard the legends of the place which must have included mention of a bridge linking lanka and india, perhaps there was a real bridge earlier which sunk when the sea rose, but the legend stayed on. the author could have used this story to provide a setting for his story. it happens all the time, authors being far ahead of their times, where logically it is possible.
I would have been convinced had valmiki wrote that there would be a material that is semiconducting and used in electronics, but such things cannot be guessed, while a laser or an aeroplane can be guessed by even a child.
The primary theme of the day was that of spirit, and it is perhaps proper that a legend arose around the spiritual realm.
one should understand that by then india was a agrarian economy, settled into ints ways with liesure for its people, a lot of people did have the food and facility to go into spirituality research and by all accounts they did
just because the bridge is mentioned does not improve the ramayana which is itself a good epic….
and probably nothing more
This is of course, based on your own assumption that the Ramayana is a myth. However, I seriously do not consider that viewpoint. Valmiki clearly states that whatever he has recorded is history, and not an allegory.
Why should we believe that? Because, by analysing the text, one can glean many philosophical truths of an extremely high order. For instance,
- Sita in Lanka represents the Jivatma in Samsara.
- The Rakshasis who tortured Her represent the dangers of Samsara.
- Ravana represents the material body that the samsaric Jiva is associated with (the 10 heads refer to te indriyas). One should yearn for release from this body.
- Hanuman represents the acharya sent by the Lord to free us from samsara.
- The ring that Sita gave to Hanuman represents the guru parampara that a jivatma should follow. For instance, in Ramanuja parampara, we follow Sri Manavala Mahamuni, whose acharya is Pillai Lokacharya, who in turn is a sishya of Vadakku Thiruveedhi Pillai, and so on….this parampara ultimately leads to the ‘mula’ acharya Sri Ramanuja. Similarly, Hanuman is the first acharya whom the guru parampara leads us to.
- Sri Rama is the Lord who then liberates us by destroying our body, just as He destroyed Ravana to save Sita.
Many more truths exist in this text. Now, people may be inclined to take all this as allegory and not history. But by reading all this, one comes to the conclusion that Valmiki was a jnani. And he claims that this is history. By logic, one accepts that a jnani does not lie.
So, in my humble opinion, the Ramayana is a historical account of Lord Rama’s descent, where He demonstrated the philosophical truths of the Veda, using the killing of Ravana as an excuse. One cannot ‘appreciate’ the epic and call it ‘good’ without accepting the words of a jnani, that it is a historical work.
Dasan,
Govindarajan.
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True UDAY
SOCH PAR KISI KA NIYANTRAN NAHI..
Its great to see the pictures released by NASA. I am thankful to them its a best example who did not beleive god. In world so many scientists are there prove them what is it really ? We are discovered many things what about this ?
I really saw this place when i am in ayaapa swamy diksha at that time i saw that RAMA STONES that GREAT to watch there weight is like ordinary stone but when it is leaving in to water it is floating. It is really mindblowing to see that types of incidents in my life.
BE PROUD TO BE INDIAN that it has been proved God stays a long peroid in this place……………………………..
Hi Anil!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are stones that float, they are volcanic, called ‘pumice’…I don’t know if they will float until they absorb water, or not. Yes, they are heavy like a boat is heavy, and some are light in weight, because of differences in density. We know that a boat floats because it displaces water, unless it takes on water and then it usually stops floating. Hopefully near shore if people are on…
if the stones were floating at that time, they should float even today, (that is law of physics ) why are they not floating today, why is that they are sunk inside, there is somethng more to be investigated.
Govind sir stones were floating at that time this time also . I went overthere
last year this time in ayyappa swamy diksha you to go and see sir…………. You can see it Dwaraka temple is also under the water sir .
A devotee of Shree Satya Saiee Baba from Guyana, who is now residing in India, told us a scientist who is also a devotee of Shree Satya Sai were inspired about the bridge, after which the discovery was made.
It is truly a magnificent site, and it will definitely renewed and rebuilt the confident of Hindus around the world. For too long, our people have been lead astray, not believing in our Spiritual text. Through the bless of our Lord Shree Satya Saiee Baba, this is made possible, of the ancient history of this great Dharma/Religion.
Question about the shoal/bridge between India and Sri-Lanka: I wonder why a bridge needed to be built when there was probably a natural land-bridge, and at that time standing above the water. The water in that area may have been one of the shallow seas that Geologists have stated existed so long ago. Also, at 1,700,000 years ago, is there evidence of any peoples having invented rafts or boats? The stated archaeological evidence of human habitation has not been revealed in the news article.
What you are saying is absolutely true…… When there was a land, why one has to build a bridge. If the sea level is going up and in next few years some of the the islands like Maldives wont be seen on the map which are existing today, what has happened in past 1700000 years is that a land has submerged in the water and Idiots think its a bridge.If millions of years old dinosaurs skeleton are found why cant we find the skeletons of those monkeys who build it.After all NASA has not said that the bridge was build with human hands.It was an exaggeration done by Indian Media whose remote is in the hands of BJP, VHP AND BAJRANGDAL.
jai shri ram!
Completely wrong.What are you saying about?There is no Raman,Sita,Lakshman&Hanuman.
Just my 2c here, firstly, if you go back in time, you would realize that the entire planet was submerged by water…and around 100 billion years ago earth was massed as one big continent, close to 100 million years ago it split into two which then split again. so by 1.7 million years back, all our continents seen today are very similar at that time. This image seems to be a “man made”, structure. Which stands to reason that although the awesomeness of nature creates amazing objects, the linkage of two land masses with this precision and magnitude is no coincidence. But for those that question the authenticity of this bridge and its origins should make educated guess’s rather than speaking one’s empty and unlearned minds. Who are you to say that this is just a “freak of nature” event? and things like this happen all the time, a i bet you also believe in Nessie and the big foot??? what a joke!!! Scriptures, writings and teachings passed on for thousands of years indicate that this structure has true and valid origins, who are we to question that???
Secondly who on earth named the bridge???? Adams’s Bridge???
I think that’s an insult to all Indians, Our culture gets westernized with a name subjected to another religion….I say give credit and appreciation where its deserved!!! DON’T make our religion and triumphs westernized with a name like Adam’s bridge!!!
Jai Shri Ram!!!
you are absolutely right Adam’s bridge it is Shree Ram’s bridge or Shree Hanuman’s bridge but no way it is Adam’s bridge
sunil u are foolish …dinosaurs aren;t for real …americans can do anything for money and fame so just image how low they would go to create surreal ideads…besides that bridge that was created in the ramayan….it was build for Lord Rama to rescue Sita and destroy Ravana…and that same bridge was destroyed by God himself… just keep in mind the thesis of this discussion my foolish friend….nasa Discover Ancient Bridge between India and Sri Lanka..end of story…
It looks too much like ‘The Creation of Adam’ by Michelangelo.
What I believe is that the word is in the 21st century, and I”m living in the scientific age. Idont know guys where you were.
hi…………..
Even though it is scientific age plz can i ask one question??? Is the tree is
first or seed is first ??? It s not argument that just i want to tell onething its all God creation………..
THIS BRDIGE EITHER BUILT BY KING RAVAN OF LANKA OR RAMA OF INDIA. IF RAMA BUILT THIS BRIDGE THEN HOW KING RAVAN WENT TO INDIA TO GRAB RAMA’S WIFE SITA ? OR IF RAMA BUILT THIS BRIDGE KING RAVAN HAS FLEW TO INDIA BY HIS OWN AIR PLANE TO INDIA & BROUGHT SITHA TO LANKA. ACCORDING TO THE OLD STORIES AMONG THE LANKANS AS KING RAVAN WAS USING AN AIR PLANE TO GO TO INDIA. IN SINHALA LANGUAGE IT CALL “DANDU MONARAYA” THERE ARE PICTURES OF IT. IT LOOK LIKE A HUGE PEACOCK.
ANY HOW THIS BRIDGE PROVE THE WHOLE WORLD HOW EFFICIENT, TALENTED & BRAVE PEOPLE LIVED IN THIS REGION MANY MANY YEARS AGO. THERE WERE NO MACHINES TO BUILT IT & NO MAPS TO SEE WHERE THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE.
hi….. Aruna
IF ONLY RAMA WANT TO GO HE WILL HAVE THAT MUCH POWER TO GO OR OTHERWISE HANUMAN WILL HELP HIM TO GO TO THAT PLACE THAT HE WANT TO TAKE ALL VANARAS TO THAT PLACE THAT’S WHY HE BUILT THAT BRIDGE …..
RAVANA IS ALSO MORE POWERFUL THAN RAMA BUT HIS SINS MAKE HIM LIKE THAT….
Guys,
The person who created these images is probably smirking away to glory. Tell me something. India has sattelites. Do you think if this existed BJP would not have found it yet.
Besides Adams Bridge is too much. If Nasa actually called it that then the christians are giving substance to Hinduisim. Hell no… I dont see that happening.
Have you ever heard off Adobe Photoshop. I saw a picture that leads to Heaven. Staircase to Heaven. Guess what Hanumanji is sitting on the stairs.
The almost universal estimate among scientists is that homo sapiens appeared (in Africa) about 120,000 to 170,000 years ago. ‘Out of Africa -II’ the migration of humans out of Africa commenced about 80,000 to 100,000 years ago. They reached Australia about 50,000 years ago and passed through South India on the way.
It is utterly impossible for a MAN MADE BRIDGE to have been created 1.75 million years ago because our species, man, did not exist even 1.5 million years ago. Or is someone suggesting that this was built by Homo Erectus or Homo Habilis a far distant intermediate specis between us and the apes?
The bridge still shows up clearly during the low tides. However, wherther it was built by Lord Rama or they are there from the time of continental drifts is not a serious issue. In India people have a tendency to believe only what they see and rubbishes away all other. The basic theory of life of many Indians relate to the ‘Dasavatara’, the ten incarnations of God on Earth being Matsya (Fish), Kurma (Turtle), Varaha (Boar), Narasimha (the half man half beast), Vamana (the little man/boy), Parasurama (Man (Ram with Parasu) with the the Axe, Sree Ram (the man with a Bow), Sree Krishna (the man with a Flute), Balarama (the man with a Yoke) or Buddha (the enlightened man)and Kalki (you name it). Is there any other theory of evolution of life on earth other than the Dasavatara ? The life which first appears in the Sea (not necessarily in the form of fish - but in the form of any aquatic living thing) evolves in to a turtle which for prolonged periods can live both in water as well as on land. From the turtle, the life evolves in to an animal in the form of a wild boar from which it transforms in to a half man half beast. The half man half beast then becomes a little man (the first man on earth must have been short and not as tall as we are now - thanks for the modern science for our growth). The little man then evolves in to a wild man with an axe and he kills other men (as Parasuram killed the Khshatriyas). It is now the time for Parasuram to go for Bow and Arrow and becomes Sree Ram. After Sree Ram Sree Krishna with a Flute comes. It merely means by this time the man was interested in music, dances and other activities and at the same time Krishna’s brother Balaram has a Yoke and it is defenitely not for fight but to cultivate the land. Buddha is an enlightened man whose name must have been removed from the history and then the Kalki and it is where the life which first appeared in water has now reached. The Dasavatara is the best scientifically justifiable theroy of life. The question is how did the ancient Indians know of this theory ? or was it God’s spontaneous creation of man as believed by some others ? Which theory suits well for science ? I believe what is said in the Epics is true manifestations of gone by historical facts. The Nagastras, Paasupathastras and all those other astras and weapons of mass destruction are now becoming true and a reality. Pasupathastra once set in motion multiplies from one to ten and ten to hundred and home in on the target with cent percent accuracy. The modern missiles with multiple war heads are the modern pasupathastras. Be proud you carry the blood of those great indians who did not really imagines of the eventualities but actually possessed the knowledge and weaponry. That is why and how we the Indians harnessed the most advanced atom technology in 1974 within 27 years from becoming independent. We had and still has the IQ inherent within us to be a great nation.
This story is not being covered by ANY legitimate news organization. NASA does not even have this story, please show me where this can be proven a real story.
for you all who say this is a hoax how can it be such a big coincidence that the bridge created by shree ram is in th sam e spot as this discovered bridge coincidence………………..NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THATS THE TRUTH
I think that it should be called the Ram bridge!
Congratulations to NASA and our tehnology to get our vision of intelligence widley.These pictures and images realy gave me and the society a lot of information and feed of our curiosity
Thanks! NASA!
hare krishna, my name is anuj dayal and i am 18 years old, studying in delhi. while working or while studying i oftenly lose my concentration due to some bad vulgur things that comes in my mind on its own, but i think that these things are natural, i feels it difficult to get rid of this. Also i understand that i want to see myself as a successful, disciplined and a person of with good ideology. Please guide me to live life without any stress and with hard work so that i can make myself and my parent proud on myself.
anuj
Hare Krishna Anuj
The secret to controlling the mind is giving the mind something better to be occupied with. If you can become attracted to Krishna who is so beautiful then gradually all the so-called beautiful things of the material world and the so-called pleasures of the material world will seem unimportant to you in comparison to the beauty of Krishna and your relationship with Krishna. So briefly you can achieve what you want to do by becoming Krishna conscious. But to become Krishna consciousness is a process that you need to learn and that is the subject of the books of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. So please read Srila Prabhupada’s books. You can read online at:
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Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!
Same bridge is devlop by GOD RAMA with the help of all vanara hanuman, nal,nil,jabubant , sugrav and aganda its clearly mention in Hindus Puran Ramayana