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    Kurusadai also hosts old salt pans and a small 17th century Dutch fort ruin that hint at early maritime trade. Rameswaram, meanwhile, is home to the Ramanathaswamy Temple’s 22,000 pillar hall, a key pilgrimage route. If you’re keen on seeing how the sea shaped local livelihoods, start with Kurusadai; for a deeper dive into myth and temple architecture, Rameswaram will be richer. Which angle interests you more?

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