Is Rama’s 30-mile bridge real or natural?

One of the most fascinating stories of ancient history – much of it clearly genuine – is the Ramayana ancient text of India.
My most favourite place on earth is Hampi, located in south-central western India, in the state of Karnataka. Once home to the great (14th to 16th Century) Hindu empire the Vijayanagara, the area covers an astonishing sixteen square miles and is littered with thousands of temples. The majority of those temples are centred around the modern village of Hampi, a tiny space just a few hundred feet square. The Virupaksha Temple is still in use today – the only one still active – the rest are now tourist attractions. If one goes at the correct time of the day – at dawn or dusk – they are usually devoid of tourists. I’ve spent a considerable time in Hampi, such is the incredible aura of the place, and the temples themselves still contain echoes of the past. Hampi is such an incredible place that it became the central focus of my second novel – The Guru – and 70% of the story is contained within its stunning temples and Mars-like landscape. When one visits the huge temples alone it is so easy to feel the past it’s almost as if you have gone back in time and ended up in 16th Century India. It was for that reason I chose Hampi as the focal point of my book, and also the reason it is my favourite place on earth.

So, as usual I’ve detracted from the article and gone off on a tangent about something else. Or have I?
When the demon Ravana kidnapped Sita, he flew over the Hampi area (Kishkinda in the Ramayana) with her. As they passed near the Narasimha Temple Sita’s garment and jewels dropped to the floor. Sugriva, one of the monkey race, witnessed this event and hid the jewels in a cave. When Rama came to know of Sita’s kidnap, he was informed of Ravana’s trick to lure Sita away by Sugriva, who then set up a meeting with Lord Hanuman – the monkey god – upon Matanga Hill.
Both the cave and the hill are located right in the centre of Hampi, and it’s clear the Vijayanagara built their empire in this location for this very reason. The story dates back at least 5,000 years, so Hampi is indeed a very special place. There is no doubt one can feel that incredible ancient energy in Hampi.
So now the article should make a little more sense. Ravana took Sita to “Lanka”, and poor Rama had to find a way to get her back. Lord Rama assembled an army of humans and monkeys to build the bridge from the southern tip of India to what is now Sri Lanka.
Well now, wouldn’t it be incredible if that bridge is found to be “man” made?
I honestly don’t think it matters. What is important is whether the Rama’s bridge of the Ramayana story is the same structure we see today, for it means the rest of the story must be taken seriously. And the interesting element of the entire Ramayana story is the monkey race, and how they helped Rama. Is the Ramayana story so old that it talks of a time when humans and other human groups (like Neanderthal) lived and worked together?
The religious implications of this incredible structure are so powerful that many in the Indian government for years have tried to protect it from any kind of archaeological digging or damage. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world by a long stretch, and dates to at least 6,000 years ago. Whether the bridge is man-made or natural is neither here nor there in my eyes, simply because it actually exists. Most stories of this nature where structures actually exist from most of the religious texts, are hard to come by. You could say Rama’s bridge is as important as Mount Sinai, or Jerusalem, or any other place of such historical significance.https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/god-or-geology-genesis-rams-bridge