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Submarine Springs: One of the most compelling features of Indian mythology & fiction, that bring legends so close to reality that most still bear faith in reality of such stories, is how ancient writers incorporated real structures & phenomenon into their tales, particularly what're seemingly bizarre & inexplicable to men of those times, adding a virtual genuinity to their version of origin of these wonders, purely for a lack of alternate/real explanation for their existence. What you see in this frame is one such wonder & has one of the greatest works of literature wound about it; The Ramayana. What is brilliant is writers of that era took real world entities & wrote of their unknown origins with surreal inceptions as plots of their works & did such a great job that even today, many forget that these creations from the books aren't actually how they came to be. "Villoondi Theertham", literally translates to "Spring from arrow/bow piercing". The original story from mythology spins off this way: After defeating Ravanabrahma of Lanka, Rama was returning with his associates & Sita through shores of Rameswaram (arguably named after a Sivalingam placed here by Rama) priorly known as "Gandhamadhanam", when Sita expressed thirst. Rama, lowered his bow into the sea (shot an arrow into seabed, in some versions) to bring forth a spring of fresh water, from underneath the saline sea water. It is uncommon phenomenon like this that bind readers to legends when no other explanation exists for such an absurdity. Complete credit to the brilliant writers. But scientifically speaking, this phenomenon is natural & common as rivers merging with seas. Sometimes these inland streams flow into seas at such shallow depths that the crust gives way, & streams flow outward. This particular submarine stream has a well built for pilgrims to draw water & bathe in. Truly a very interesting place with calmer seas and milder waves. . ~A.J. #hymnofhues . #villoonditheertham #rameswaramdiaries #rameswaramisland #rameswaram #tamilnaduphotography #tamilnadutourism #photographersoftamilnadu #poio_ #snapseedindia #traveldiariesindia #_soi #_coi #_m_o_i #travelrealindia #natgeoyourshot #ramayanam (at @ Villundi Theertham, Rameswaram) https://www.instagram.com/p/B21yU1cJgAC/?igshid=wvclkebktl6t

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Another one from the shores of Rameswaram. This place has absolutely knowledge me over with its melancholic aura. Even in brightest days and on warmest nights, you can feel the ancient bones of this place rustling right beneath the surface of these sands, waiting patiently for someone with genuine obsession, to be rightly rediscovered. What began as a leisurely pleasure trip soon rolercoastered into a full-plume history tour with Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi offering such irresistable relics and being the sucker for colonial structures that I am, I was and still am completely obsessed with its calmness, its humility, the people, and particularly its crown of ruins from ages that lay lost between pages of history. Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi are places I will always be pulled back to. ~A.J. . #villoonditheertham #rameswaramdiaries #rameswaramisland #rameswaram #rameswaramtourism #tamilnadudiaries #tamilnaduphotography #tamilnadutourism #photographersoftamilnadu #photographersofindia #poio_ #snapseedindia #traveldiariesindia #_soi #_coi #_m_o_i #travelrealindia #hymnofhues #TLPicks #travelphotography #picxy #indiadiaries #indiapictures #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #_woi #photographers_of_india #indiantravelgallery #oyocation #lpmicontest (at @ Villundi Theertham, Rameswaram) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2CRlxPpDdO/?igshid=18rdejk3l42pr

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Serenity: Being honest, I did not expect the Bay of Bengal to be so clear that it out the skies to shame, at Villoondi Theertham in Rameswaram. This picture waa taken at noon, when the incidence of light is almost perfect with a subject as scarce aa this. This shot was taken at between 3 - 4 feet of water and look at the refracted bed with lighter saand-waves still riding the waves at the bottom, over heavier sediment. This location is relatively far quieter and serene and if you want to spend some quality time doing nothing but to listen to the winds tell tales of distant shores and the frothy waves kiss your toes, this is your pick. . ~A.J. . #villoonditheertham #rameswaramdiaries #rameswaramisland #rameswaram #rameswaramtourism #tamilnadudiaries #tamilnaduphotography #tamilnadutourism #photographersoftamilnadu #photographersofhyderabad #photographersofindia #poio_ #snapseedindia #traveldiariesindia #_soi #_coi #travelrealindia #hymnofhues #TLPicks #travelphotography #picxy #indiadiaries #indiapictures #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #traveldiariesindia #photographers_of_hyderabad #photographers_of_india #indiantravelgallery #theinkeddreams (at @ Villundi Theertham, Rameswaram) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1bmmYWpnEw/?igshid=ty4o9lx3yli1