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<div>{{short description|Beach on the tip of the Rameswaram island}}<br />
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'''Dhanushkodi Beach''' lies on the tip of the [[Rameswaram]] island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/830499/what-will-you-see-if-you-visit-the-precise-point-where-india-ends-and-sri-lanka-begins|title=What will you see if you visit the precise point where India ends and Sri Lanka begins?|date=1 March 2017|publisher=scroll.in|first=Pradeep|last=Damodaran|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> In this beach, the Bay of Bengal and [[Indian Ocean]] merge which is known as Arichal Munai in Tamil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myrameswaram.com/dhanuskodi-ram-sethu-view-point-rameswaram |title=Dhanuskodi Beach - Ram Sethu view point |publisher=Myrameswaram.com |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2017-04-09}}</ref> Before 1964, [[Dhanushkodi]] was a busy, crowded city. The Dhanushkodi Beach attracted thousands of tourists each day.<br />
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In [[1964 Rameswaram cyclone|1964]], Dhanushkodi was hit by a cyclone and was almost destroyed by it. It is considered a ghost town, as the place became uninhabitable. Many tourists still visit '''Dhanushkodi Beach'''. The main attractions of the beach are [[Ram sethu]] view point and the [[Ram Sethu|Adam's Bridge]], which was said to be constructed by the army of monkeys for [[Lord Rama]] according to Hindu Legend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myrameswaram.com/dhanushkodi-beach-rameswaram |title=Dhanushkodi Beach, The ghost town: Dhanushkodi |publisher=Myrameswaram.com |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2017-04-09}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Beaches of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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