<P> The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Ramayana of Valmiki . The name Rama 's Bridge or Rama Setu ( Sanskrit ; setu : bridge ) refers to the bridge built by the Vanara ( ape men ) army of Rama in Hindu theology with instructions from Nala , which he used to reach Lanka and rescue his wife Sita from the Rakshasa king , Ravana . The Ramayana attributes the building of this bridge to Rama in verse 2 - 22 - 76 , naming it as Setubandhanam , a name that persists until today . </P>
<P> The bridge was first mentioned in the ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Ramayana of Valmiki . The name Rama 's Bridge or Rama Setu ( Sanskrit ; setu : bridge ) refers to the bridge built by the Vanara ( ape men ) army of Rama in Hindu theology with instructions from Nala , which he used to reach Lanka and rescue his wife Sita from the Rakshasa king , Ravana . The Ramayana attributes the building of this bridge to Rama in verse 2 - 22 - 76 , naming it as Setubandhanam , a name that persists until today . </P>
who built the ram setu bridge to reach lanka
who built the ram setu bridge to reach lanka
Vanara ( ape men ) army of Rama
Vanara ( ape men ) army of Rama