Part 3

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Vama asked Samudra to give

way to Lanka. Samudra
expressed his inability and
advised him to take help from
Nala the son of Viswakarma
(Chief Engineer and Chief
Architect for Devas) to build a
bridge across the sea.
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Vama requested Nala to build the bridge.

With the guidance of Nala the
Vanaras brought boulders from
mountains, Sala trees from forest
and made the bridge in five days.
A Distance of 112 Yojanas (180 KM?).
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àn the first day

they laid the
bridge a length
of 14 Yojanas.

This part is
made mainly of
mountain rocks.
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àn the Second
day they laid the
bridge a length
of 20 Yojanas.

This part is
made mainly of
mountain rocks.
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àn the Third day

they laid the
bridge a length of
21 Yojanas.
àn this day a part
is made of rocks,
The rest from Sala
trees tied by
ropes, anchored
by boulders.
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Section of the bridge made of floating Sala trees

tied by ropes and anchored by boulders.

Sky

Floating Bridge Made àf

Sala Trees Tied By Vopes
Anchoring Vopes
Sea

Anchored Boulders Dropped

To The Sea Bottom
Sea Bottom
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àn the Forth day

they laid the
bridge a length of
24 Yojanas.

This part is made

of Sala trees tied
by ropes floating
and anchored by
boulders.
Aerial View àf Adams Bridge
(Floating Bridge With Piers)
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Floating Bridge had piers of boulders for stability

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àn the Fifth and

Final day they laid
the bridge a length of
33 Yojanas.
àn the last day a part is
made of Sala trees tied
by ropes floating and
anchored by boulders.

The rest with rocks.

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àut of 280 KM The first 120 KM was solid rock and soil filled,
30 KM (Shown in NASA Satellite picture) was a floating bridge
made of floating Sala trees tied by ropes, anchored by boulders
and the balance was solid filling.


 





  


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 Sky  

solid rock and solid rock and
soil filled Sea soil filled

Sea Bottom
Floating Bridge Made àf Sala Trees Tied By Vopes
Anchored Boulders Dropped To The Sea Bottom
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in a period of 17,50,000 years