Case file · Haunting
Dhanushkodi, the ghost town
On the night of 22–23 December 1964 a cyclone and storm surge destroyed the pilgrim town of Dhanushkodi at the tip of Rameswaram island, killing a train full of passengers.
1964 CE · 9.15, 79.44 · status: legend
The account
The ruins of the church, station and post office still stand in the sand. The government declared it unfit to live in, and it is now billed as a ghost town where visitors must leave before dark.