Sethukarai Hanuman Temple and Sea shore

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IKT rAamAyan - temple associated with epic rAmAyan,Adi Sethu, the primary sacred bathing spot, from where the work for Ramsethu bridge started. Ram is believed to have bathed here before starting the bridge work and again on his return.

The another name of 'Sethukarai' is 'Rathinagharam'. Again 'Sethu' (Hindi) means 'Anai' (dam) in Tamil language. So the Vaishnavites also call this place as 'Thiru Anai'.

Nowadays if any Indian has been asked to define the territories of India, he should definitely say that Kashmir at north and the Kanyakumari at south. But once upon it had been told that Kashmir had been the north and Sethu had been the south, which could be derived from the ancient Ithikasas which says "Aasethu Himachalam" in Sanskrit.

Again the Upanishads are telling about Sethu as Amrutha saisya Sethu: and the Vishnu sagasranamam calls it as Ousstham jaghatha: Sethu:

When and where ever, if the story of Rama could have been written or been translated, there would be the special place for Sethu, from where lord Rama had bridged to Srilanka by the help of His Vanara sena (monkeys army).

Again this is the place where lord Rama had accepted the shelter of Vibhishnan, who was the younger brother of the demon king Ravana. Vibhiahnan had been neglected by his brother demon Ravana, since he had advised Ravana against the abduction of Rama's wife by him (Ravana).

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Coordinates:   9°14'54"N   78°50'35"E

Comments

  • I had been here somewhere around 1986-88. There is a foot mark on a stone that is said to be Rama's foot (or) Hanuman's foot (from Ramayana days). It is said to be Lord Ram started his journey to Srilanka to rescue Devi Sita from the demon king Ravana, by constructing a bridge to Srilanka. I think it is called Adams Bridge - along the shore from here to Thanushkodi and from there to Srilanka. Found the following link in a google search that describes little bit about sethukari and connection to Ramayana with places around here. http://pulivahanan.wetpaint.com/page/Sethukarai http://www.flickr.com/photos/bramanakumar/4150434556/in/photostream/
  • Don't confuse this with Ramar patham which is in Rameswaram. As I can see very recemtly, tere there are no pathams (foot marks) of Ramar or Hanumar.
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