Original: Sri Lanka lies off the south-eastern coast , separated from India by the Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Adam 's Bridge or Ram Setu and was built by Lord Rama while he was crossing over to Sri Lanka to rescue his wife Sita .
Simplified: Sri Lanka lies off the south-eastern coast , separated from India by the Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Rama 's Bridge .