Rameswaram

Rameswaram
The Holy abode of the Hindu God, Shri Ram (addressed so with all respect & humility) is a virtual paradise for the devout.  No Hindu’s journey is complete without a pilgrimage to both Varanasi and Rameswaram for the culmination of his quest for salvation....
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram.
The primary deity of the temple is Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) in the form of lingam. There are two lingams inside the sanctum - one built by Goddess Sita, from sand, residing as the main deity, Ramalingam and the one brought by Lord Hanuman from Kailash called Vishwalingam.Rama instructed that Vishwalingam should be worshipped first since it was brought by Lord Hanuman - the tradition continue even today.

The Ramanathaswamy temple by itself is a delight for every tourist.  With its magnificent, imposing structure, long corridors, aesthetically carved pillars, the temple is adorned with a towering 38-metre ‘Gopuram’.   The temple itself was built by rulers since the 12th century with Sethupathy Maravar beginning the construction of the grand Ramanathaswamy temple that boasts of the ‘Third Corridor’, completed by his successor,  Maravar – the longest one in Asia with a 197-metre span from East to West and a 133-metre span from South to North, the third largest in the world! It is said that Swamy Vivekananda offered prayers at this temple in 1897.

The Great Corridor

The Theerthams

Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameshwaram-  Theerthams....

The baths refresh both the mind and the body. The waters have medicinal properties besides that the mystic SANCTITY attached to each of them.

There is a popular belief that one needs to take bath in theertha kundams

The Theerthams of the Temple inside

1. Mahalakshmi Theertham : 2. Savithri Theertham :3. Gayathri Theertham :4. Saraswathi Theertham 

5. Sethu Madhava Theertham :6. Gandhamadana Theertham :7. kavatcha Theertham :8. Gavaya Theertham :

9. Nala Theertham :10. Neela Theertham :11. Sanku Theertham :12. Sakkara Theertham :

13. Brahmahathi Vimochana Theertham :14. Sooriya Theertham :15. Chandra Theertham :

16. Ganga Theertham :17. Yamuna Theertham :18. Gaya Theertham :19. Siva Theertham :

20. Sadyamirtha Theertham 21. Sarva Theertham :22. Kodi Theertham :

The Theerthams Outside the Temple

1. Vedhala Varatham Theertham :2. Papa Vinasa Theertham : 3. Bhairava Theertham : 4. Kabhi Theertham :

5. Seetha Kundam :6. Mangala Theertham : 7. Amirtha Valli Theertham : 8. RANA Vimosana Theertham :

9. Lakshmana Theertham : 10. Rama Theertham : 11. Seetha Theertham : 12. Sukreeva Theertham : 

13. Angatha Theertham : 14. Jambava Theertham : 15. Gandhamadhana Theertham : 

(16-20) Panja Pandava Theertham. 16. Dharma Theertham 17. Bhima Theertham 18. Arjuna Theertham 19. Nahula Theertham 20. Sahadeva Theertham :

21. Dhroupathi Theertham :22. Brahma Theertham : 23. Hanuma Gunda Theertham: 24. Naga Theertham :

25. Agasthiya Theertham : 26. Jadayu Theertham : 27. Dhanushkodi Theertham: 28. Deva Theertham : 

29. Kajan Theertham : 30. Saravana Theertham : 31. Kumuthan Theertham : 32. Haran Theertham : 

33. Panagan Theertham : 34. Vibeeshana Theertham : 35. Devipatnam(Navapashanam)36. Tirupullani (Darbhasayanam)

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