Is Ram Setu a real thing?

In 2007, a report from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) stated that the Ram Setu was nothing more than a natural formation. The government of India, with the support of the ASI filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that there was no historical proof of the structure being built by Lord Ram.
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Is Ram Setu real or fake?

The Modi government is saying in Parliament that there is no proof of the existence of Ram Setu." In the ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Ramayana, it was mentioned that the Ram Setu was constructed by Lord Rama and his army. Hence, it has great historical and cultural significance.
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What is the real life story of Ram Setu?

The bridge was constructed to help Lord Ram reach Lanka in order to rescue his wife Sita from Raavana. According to the mythological legend, floating stones were used to build the bridge. The name of Lord Rama was engraved on all the stones while making the bridge, and this made the bridge unsinkable.
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What NASA said about Ram Setu?

Images of the Ram Setu clicked by NASA have been used over and over again to claim that this “proves” the existence of a man-made bridge. NASA has repeatedly clarified that it does not agree with these claims.
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Is the bridge between India and Sri Lanka real?

Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
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Is Ram Setu a natural or manmade bridge? Archaeological Survey of India findings on Adam's Bridge



Why do Ram Setu stones float?

Pumice stone ram setu, The pumice stones are made up of a hardened foam of lava that comes out when there's a volcanic eruption. The volcano from inside has high pressure, due to which when the lava coming out of the volcano meets the cold water, it doesn't immediately sink into the water.
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Can we walk through Ram Setu?

You Can Walk on the Ram Setu:

The Ramanathaswamy Temple records suggest that the Ram Sethu was entirely above sea level until 1480 when a cyclone submerged it completely. Today, while tourists cannot walk to Mannar Island, they can walk a short distance from Dhanushkodi, thanks to the shallow waters.
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Is Ram Setu 7000 years old?

Here are some other interesting facts about Rama Setu: 1) If geologists and archaeologists are to be believed, the rocks of the bridge are over 7000-years-old, while the sandbar is about 4000-years-old. This implies that the rocks were brought here from some other place.
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Is Ram Setu submerged in water?

Lord Rama's Vanar sena had constructed this connecting India to Srilanka. The bridge is located at the tip of Dhanushkodi. Most of it is immersed in water.
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How deep is Ram Setu?

The bridge which is submerged in the water is roughly 100 meters wide and up to 10 metres in depth.
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Is there any proof of RAM?

Even if we take into account places mentioned in the Ramayana like Chitrakoot, Ayodhya, which still exist, the fact is that Ramayana is not a historical text.So, from that perspective, there is no historical evidence available of Ram.
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Why was Ram Setu built?

The ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana mentions a bridge constructed by the god Rama to reach the island Lanka and rescue his wife Sita from Ravana. In popular belief, Lanka is equated to present-day Sri Lanka and the bridge is described as "Rama's Setu".
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How long did Ram Setu take to build?

Rama Setu took 5 days to build by 10 Million Vanaras (Monkeys) under the supervision of Architects Neel and Nala. Rama Setu is 1.7 Million Years Old. It is believed that RAMA Setu is made of a chain of limestone shoals. It is 30 Km Long and 3 Km Wide.
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Can you walk between India and Sri Lanka?

This is a chain of sand islands between India and sri lanka just 32 km apart from each other. You can walk on the Sri Lankan island number 1. This spot is even famous for kyte surfing.
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Did Ram ever ate meat?

'Rama, Krishna & Valmiki were non-vegetarians' - The Hindu.
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How many years did Ram live on Earth?

We are presently in the Kalyug of the 28th Chaturyugi and so far 5,108 years of Kalyug have lapsed. If we accept that Ram indeed lived during the last phase of the 24th Treta Yuga then it can be calculated that he lived 1,81,49,108 years ago.
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Did Ravana really exist?

It is said that Ravana ruled Lanka for several hundred years prior to the times of Ramayana, when he was killed by prince Rama for kidnapping his wife Sita. Yet some believe Ramayana to be a semi-fiction woven around a real King who ruled over Sri Lanka from 2554 to 2517 BC.
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Where is Ravana's body now?

It is believed that Lord Rama killed Ravana on the day of Dashami. A research has claimed that there are about 50 such places which are related to Ramayana. According to this research, even today the dead body of Ravana is safe in a cave built in a hill. This cave is located in the dense forests of Ragla, Sri Lanka.
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What race is Ravana?

He was born to Sage Vishravan and Asura's mother Kaikashi. Hence he is considered half Asur (demon) and half Brahmin (sage). Ravana is known as the supreme antagonist in the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. He is depicted as a Rakshasa (demon) and the great king of Lanka.
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What language did Ravana speak?

The usage of Tamil or Sanskrit by the priests at these Shiva temples implied that Ravana may have been fluent both in Tamil and Sanskrit, though Ramayana was composed in Sankrit. Upon a consideration of Ravana's association with the sages especially with sage Agasthiyar in addition to his being a musician.
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Where did Ram go after death?

In these revisions, the death of Sita leads Rama to drown himself. Through death, he joins her in afterlife.
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Is Ram God or human?

Rama is an incarnation of Vishnu, God of Protection. Vishnu is one of a trinity of the three most important Hindu gods – Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. Vishnu has had nine incarnations on earth as different beings. One of these is as Rama.
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Was Shiva a vegetarian?

According to the article, Shiva was originally Rudra, a minor Vedic deity. Then when he became associated with a non-Aryan deity, he became malicious and created trouble. Besides, this he was a non-vegetarian and was later 'tamed' by the Brahminical tradition.
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Did Lord Krishna eat non veg?

Next, about the food of Krishna. Krishna said in Bhagavad Gita that devotees may offer even a leaf, flower, or water, a fruit to Him. He did not ask Meat. So, Krishna took vegetarian foods only.
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