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 Rameshwaram,
Tamil Nadu, is one of the most significant pilgrimage
destinations in India especially for the Hindus (whether
Shaivites or Vaihnavites). The reason behind Vishnu
and Shiva worshippers flocking to Rameshwaram, in order
to absolve their sins and gain mokshya, is hidden within
the pages of Ramayana. It was here that Ram, an incarnation
of Lord Vishnu, sought to absolve his sin after liberating
Ravana of his sins by offering prayers and thanks to
Lord Shiva.
Rameshwaram is located on an island in the Gulf of Mannar
to the east of the Southern Peninsula, India. It is
well connected to the mainland Tamil Nadu by rail and
Indira Gandhi Bridge. The island of Rameshwaram is built
around mythology; each destination has a story to tell.
Get to know more about the tales behind the temples
on your travel to Rameshwaram.
Pilgrimage destinations to visit on your travel to
Rameshwaram:
Ramanathaswamy Temple -
The temple is renowned world over for its stunning Dravidian
architecture in the form of four awe-inspiring corridors
that house pillars intricately carved to the finest
details, and the 22 theerthams (tanks) within the temple
complex. The tanks at Rameshwaram, India, like any other
tank within a temple or on a holy place, are believed
to have curative powers. You too can indulge in folklore
by taking a bath and drinking the water of these tanks
on your travel to Rameshwaram.
The tanks or theerthams as they are popularly known
as too have a tale behind their existence. Their number
(22 in all) is supposed to correspond to the number
of arrows in Ram's quiver. Ram, according to Ramayan,
used the arrows to generate water on the island.
Kothandaraswamy Temple -
A temple that survived the lashes of cyclone that hit
the town in 1964, it is a standing testament to the
belief of the countless worshippers. According to the
legend, Ram offered his prayers to Lord Shiva at the
spot where the temple stands now.
Adam's Bridge - It is
a chain of coral reefs and sandbanks with intermittent
islets that take on a religious significance as they
almost connect India (Rameshwaram Island) to Sri Lanka,
the kingdom of Ravan. It is believed in accordance with
Ramayan that it was here that Ram, along with his Hanuman
Sena, built a bridge of stepping stones to rescue Sita
from the grips of Ravan.
Gandamadana Parvatham -
Visited mostly during sunrise and sunset, this point,
northwest of Rameshwaram, is a holy place for the pilgrims
that travel to Rameshwaram by virtue of the footprints
of Lord Ram contained within the premises of the shrine.
South India Pilgrimage Travel should include:
 Travel
to Guruvayoor
Travel
to Madurai
Travel
to Puttaparthi
Travel
to Rameshwaram
Travel
to Sabarimala
Travel
to Tirupati
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