New Delhi. The European Space Agency took a picture of India's Ram Setu from its Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite and shared it on X Account. It is a limestone structure extending from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu to Mannar Island in Sri Lanka.

It is also known as Adam's Bridge. Due to Ram Setu, a large part of the ocean (Indian Ocean) is divided into two parts, one is the Gulf of Mannar in the south and the other is the Palk Strait in the north.

It also has religious importance from the Indian point of view. According to the mythological texts of India, Ram Setu was built by Lord Rama with the help of his army.

Meanwhile, the European Space Agency said that Ram Setu was walkable till the 15th century but later it was cut off at many places due to sea storms.

History of Ram Sethu

Ram Setu is a 48 km long bridge between Rameswaram on the south-eastern coast of India and Mannar Island near the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. According to mythological beliefs, it was built on the sea by Lord Rama and his army to reach Lanka to fight with Ravana. There was also a plan to demolish some parts of this bridge due to the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.