Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameswaram) (Namchi)
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Shiva temple, replica
This is the 'Replica' of Ramanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram.
About the original Temple :
Rameswaram located in the South is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated in the Gulf of Mannar at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. According to legends, this is the place from where Lord Rama, built a bridge Ram Setu to Lanka. The Ramanatha Swamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva occupies a major area of Rameswaram. The temple is believed to have been consecrated by Shri Rama Chandra.
Rameswaram is significant for the Hindus as a pilgrimage to Benaras is incomplete without a pilgrimage to Rameswaram. The presiding deity here is in the form of a Linga with the name Sri Ramanatha Swamy, it also is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
Brahma, Vishnu & Maheswara three are together in all-time every place. Rama-Vishnu, Laxman-Brahma & Hanuman-Maheswara
About the original Temple :
Rameswaram located in the South is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated in the Gulf of Mannar at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. According to legends, this is the place from where Lord Rama, built a bridge Ram Setu to Lanka. The Ramanatha Swamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva occupies a major area of Rameswaram. The temple is believed to have been consecrated by Shri Rama Chandra.
Rameswaram is significant for the Hindus as a pilgrimage to Benaras is incomplete without a pilgrimage to Rameswaram. The presiding deity here is in the form of a Linga with the name Sri Ramanatha Swamy, it also is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
Brahma, Vishnu & Maheswara three are together in all-time every place. Rama-Vishnu, Laxman-Brahma & Hanuman-Maheswara
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramanathaswamy_Temple
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 27°9'7"N 88°20'30"E
- Shri Kirateshwar Shiv Mandir 15 km
- Temple 24 km
- Gupteswar Mahadev Cave Temple 27 km
- श्री कैलाशनाथ "जय बाबा भोलेनाथ" 302 km
- Shree Pashupatinath Temple 302 km
- Rudreshwar Mahadev Mandir 327 km
- Shiva Mandir 336 km
- Parasnath Mandir 351 km
- shiva 371 km
- Ramjanki Mandir - Narkatiaganj 384 km
- Solophok Chardham 0.1 km
- Namchi Government College 2.6 km
- Power Colony 2.8 km
- Forest Colony - Namchi 3 km
- Namchi Public School 3.4 km
- Loyola College of Education, Namchi 3.9 km
- Kitchu Dumra 4.3 km
- Rock Garden 4.6 km
- Tendong Dara 8.9 km
- Sikkim 51 km