Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameswaram/Pamban Dweep)

India / Tamil Nadu / Rameswaram / Rameswaram/Pamban Dweep
 Shiva temple, jyotirling
Proper name - Ramanathaswamy Thirukoil
Primary deity - Ramanathaswamy (Shiva)
Creator - Pandya and Jaffna kings

Shri Rameshwaram Temple - is one of the twelve jyotirlings of lord Shiva having very importance in Hindu dharma.Lord Shri Ram worshipped shiva in jyothirlinga roopa here before waging war on lanka and had won the battle with Ravan.12th of one Jyotirlinga RAMESHWARAM.there are 22 kund of holy water. This shrine is the 8th Thevara Koil in Pandya Naadu.
Rameswaram Temple has the longest corridor in the world.
One of the 275 padal petra siva stalams Saurashtre Somnatham cha Shri Shailey Mallikarjunam,
Ujjainiyam Mahankalam Omkaram-Mamleshwaram ,
Paralyam Baidyanatham cha Dakinyam Bhimshankaram,
Setubandhe tu Ramesham Nagesham Darukavane,
Varanasyam tu Vishvesham Trayambakam Gautami tate,
Himalaye tu Kedaram Ghrishneshvaram cha Shivalaye,
Etani jyotirlingani sayam pratah pathenaraha,
Sapta janma kritam paapam smarnen vinashyati.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramanathaswamy_Temple
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Coordinates:   9°17'17"N   79°19'2"E

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  • it is holy place of hidhus.this temple built for lord raman.
  • I have Been To this Place . I went There Last Year in Sept I was a Pauper Before working in Hell Like Software Company and Was getting Very very less Salary . But After Visiting to this Place I Started Getting 1.3 Lakh Per Month . I am In London Now . Working in Fortune 500 Company . Bhagwan Ne Muje Bahut Kuch diya hai I will Visit again this Year to this Place Jai Shri Ram Sachin Saxena TESCO Progress House, The Boulevard, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,London AL7 1GB. | Tel: + 44 (0)7942025244 | Ext.: 63446
  • Om Namah Sivaya.... Holy Place... and have a strong faith in Lord Shiva... Pl do visit!!!!!!!
  • Fantastic place. A must for every person. Amazing & glorious temple. I visited RAMESHWARAM with my parents in year 2002, and would like to visit again.
  • ram ka mandir swarg hai
  • The temple has the world's longest corridoors. The wonderful edifice was built by Dravidian kings of Tamilnadu. I visited thrice in 18 yrs.
  • bakthi tourist makes all possible in MADHU COTTAGE, rameshwaram
  • Really a holy place in India. Rameshwaram is the place from where Lord Rama, built a bridge across the sea to rescue his consort Sita, from her abductor, Ravana. This is also the place where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva to cleanse away the sin of killing Ravana. JAI SHRI RAM OM NAMAH SHIVAY
  • very nice place...poor connectivity to the mainland India though. Just been there yesteday (17-18 jan 2009)...
  • Rameshwaram is an island situated in the gulf of manner at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. A very important pilgrim centre of the Indians. Rameshwaram is the place from where Lord Rama, built a bridge across the sea to rescue his consort Sita, from her abductor, Ravana. This is also the place where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva to cleanse away the sin of killing Ravana. Both the Vaishnavites and Shaivites visit this pilgrimage which is known as the Varanasi the south. Rameshwaram Temple Rameshwaram is significant for the Hindus as a pilgrimage to Benaras is incomplete without a Pilgrimage to Rameshwaram. The presiding deity is the Linga Of Sri Ranganatha, which happens to be one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of India. Rameshwaram is also popularly referred to as the 'Benaras of the south'. In order to attain Moksha it is believed that the visit to Rameshwaram is mandatory. Mythological History According to the Hindu mythology i.e. the story of Ramayana Lord Rama performed thanksgiving rituals to Lord Rama after the battle at Sri Lanka and his triumph over the demon king Ravana. Owing to this Rameshwaram attracts Vaishnavites (worshippers of Lord Vishnu) and Saivites (worshippers of Lord Shiva) alike. Sri Lanka is at a distance of 24 kilometers from Rameshwaram. In fact the entire area of Rameshwaram is associated with various incidents from the Ramayana. Rameshwaram happens to one of the most visited pilgrim sites in India. Location and Area The religious island is spread in an area of 61.8 square kilometers and happens to be in the shape of a conch. The Ramanatha Swamy Temple occupies major area of Rameshwaram. The masterpiece of Dravidian architecture boasts of the largest temple corridor in India. Different rulers built the Ramanatha Swamy Temple over a period of time starting from the 12th century. The temple comprises of twenty-two wells where the taste of the water of each well is different from the other.
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