Dhanushkodi

As per the Hindu epic Ramayana, Lord Rama and his allies built a bridge between the mainland and Sri Lanka to send the army across. After Lord Rama defeated Ravana and was crowned the new king, he destroyed the bridge with a bow following Vibhishana’s request. Dhanushkodi or end of the bow comes from dhanush meaning 'bow' and kodi meaning 'end' which gave this place its name. Do stop by the Kodhandaramar Temple enroute Dhanushkodi as this is where Vibhishana surrendered to Rama and was anointed king of Lanka. To get to Dhanushkodi you will have to drive down from Rameswaram, and hop into a four wheel drive to reach this place. You can walk along side this fantastic beach and bite into coconut fritters, sugarcane juice and even fried fish! This is also where you can pick up huge shells at very economical rates! Being only 20 nautical miles from Sri Lanka, there is usually some amount of communal tension here so make that you check with the locals before you visit this place.