The Mysteries of the Forgotten City: Dhanushkodi:

Situated in the Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu, India, Dhanushkodi is a town devastated by storms and situated on the southeast side of Pampan Island. It is 25 kilometers from Rameswaram and southeast of Pamban. is a long way off. The ideal port for maritime trade with Sri Lanka is now Dhanushkodi.
Here, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal are well-known. Hindus hold that bathing here brings the Kashi Yatra to a conclusion. The Kothandarama temple is located 12 miles away from Rameswaram.

Massive waves crashed on the town on December 23, 1964, with the landfall of a storm in the Gulf of Mannar. The sea covered the city of Dhanushkodi itself. With the strong storm, the flyover that connected Dhanushkodi and Pampan washed away. In the meantime, 123 people were killed when a train carrying them from Chennai to Rameswaram was blown away.The early-morning rush claimed the lives of 2,000 persons in total. Following that, this town was deemed uninhabitable by the Tamil Nadu government.

The crumbling Dhanushkodi train station:

All that's left of the storm are a few buildings and a destroyed church. Still, a small number of fishermen families call Dhanushkodi home. Their livelihood is reliant on the tourists who visit Dhanushkodi. They are grilling seafood, making oysters, and pearl necklaces, among other things. Dhanushkodi's railway station is located by the sea. It appears as though the train track is halfway into the sea.