The Ram Setu bridge was built by was Nala, the son of Vishwakarma (the architect of the gods). Unlike popular belief, the bridge was not built in twelve years. Out of the total fourteen years of exile, Ram stayed in the forest happily for the first ten years, moving from one hermitage to another (Aranya Kanda – Sarga 11 – Verse 24 to 28). Later, they all moved to Panchavati on the advise of Sage Agastya, who was able to see the next course of Ramayana through his asceticism (Aranya Kanda – Sarga 13 – Verse 15 to 17). The events leading up to the extermination of Ravana happened in about final 2 years of exile, whose timeline has been discussed throughout the entire Kishkindha Kanda.
Considering that the events of Ramayana happened thousands of years ago, its highly unlikely that an artificial bridge would hold out for that long. So its not logical to go on a quest in order to locate that bridge. Still, remnants of the bridge remain to this day and can be easily spotted in Google Maps. Many researchers and marine biologists have even discussed the bridge and its origins at great length. There's also a video released by the Science Channel, sponsored by Discovery Communications around the mystical bridge.
Regarding the question of who was strongest between Ravana, Hanuman and Ram; there’s no doubt that Ram was the strongest, followed by Hanuman and then Ravana. Ram was easily able to disarm, defeat and humiliate Ravana in front of his army and then allow him to go home (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 59). Also, considering that Ram was able to kill Ravana in the final battle in a fair fight, Ram was definitely stronger than Ravana. The only reason that the final battle lasted for over a week was because Ravana's boons were keeping him alive, despite receiving several mortal wounds from Ram's bow. Hanuman was also stronger than Ravana as he was able to bring Ravana down on his knees and made him cough up blood with a single punch (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 59 – Verse 114 to 116). Ravana almost fainted after being hit by Hanuman's mighty blow.
Now, between Ram and Hanuman, Ram was stronger because of the feat he performed after the death of Indrajit. He single handedly eliminated millions of demons by invoking the Gandharva Astra, that allows the caster to travel at the speed of light (details in a different section). This feat left everyone in awe. The helpless demons could do nothing but flee. After eliminating the demons, Ram speaks to Sugreev, Vibhishan, Hanuman, Jambavan, Mainda and Dvivida, who were standing close by and tells them that the wonderful power within this weapon lies only with either Ram himself or with the three eyed Lord Rudra (the Lord of Destruction). Throughout the entire war, the brave monkey warriors had fought with extreme valor and bested several thousand demons and their Generals by themselves. But none had accomplished a feat such as this and were happy witnessing the prowess of Ram first hand (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 93 – Verse – 37 to 39). Everyone knew that Ram was very strong, but after this incident, everyone was in awe of the strength and prowess of Ram. Even when Sita was asked for the trial by fire by Ram, Laxman quietly started to make preparations for the pyre. None of the monkey or bear warriors, including Hanuman, had the courage to object and interrupt to this. They beheld Ram, who looked like the god of death himself and were even scared to directly look at him (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 116 – Verse 22). From this, we can establish that Ram was definitely stronger than the combined strength of the monkey forces.
For the last question about gods seeking help from other gods, there were no gods participating in this battle. This was a fight involving humans, monkeys, bears and demons.
Considering that the events of Ramayana happened thousands of years ago, its highly unlikely that an artificial bridge would hold out for that long. So its not logical to go on a quest in order to locate that bridge. Still, remnants of the bridge remain to this day and can be easily spotted in Google Maps. Many researchers and marine biologists have even discussed the bridge and its origins at great length. There's also a video released by the Science Channel, sponsored by Discovery Communications around the mystical bridge.
Regarding the question of who was strongest between Ravana, Hanuman and Ram; there’s no doubt that Ram was the strongest, followed by Hanuman and then Ravana. Ram was easily able to disarm, defeat and humiliate Ravana in front of his army and then allow him to go home (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 59). Also, considering that Ram was able to kill Ravana in the final battle in a fair fight, Ram was definitely stronger than Ravana. The only reason that the final battle lasted for over a week was because Ravana's boons were keeping him alive, despite receiving several mortal wounds from Ram's bow. Hanuman was also stronger than Ravana as he was able to bring Ravana down on his knees and made him cough up blood with a single punch (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 59 – Verse 114 to 116). Ravana almost fainted after being hit by Hanuman's mighty blow.Now, between Ram and Hanuman, Ram was stronger because of the feat he performed after the death of Indrajit. He single handedly eliminated millions of demons by invoking the Gandharva Astra, that allows the caster to travel at the speed of light (details in a different section). This feat left everyone in awe. The helpless demons could do nothing but flee. After eliminating the demons, Ram speaks to Sugreev, Vibhishan, Hanuman, Jambavan, Mainda and Dvivida, who were standing close by and tells them that the wonderful power within this weapon lies only with either Ram himself or with the three eyed Lord Rudra (the Lord of Destruction). Throughout the entire war, the brave monkey warriors had fought with extreme valor and bested several thousand demons and their Generals by themselves. But none had accomplished a feat such as this and were happy witnessing the prowess of Ram first hand (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 93 – Verse – 37 to 39). Everyone knew that Ram was very strong, but after this incident, everyone was in awe of the strength and prowess of Ram. Even when Sita was asked for the trial by fire by Ram, Laxman quietly started to make preparations for the pyre. None of the monkey or bear warriors, including Hanuman, had the courage to object and interrupt to this. They beheld Ram, who looked like the god of death himself and were even scared to directly look at him (Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 116 – Verse 22). From this, we can establish that Ram was definitely stronger than the combined strength of the monkey forces.
For the last question about gods seeking help from other gods, there were no gods participating in this battle. This was a fight involving humans, monkeys, bears and demons.
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