🙏 Rameshwaram (Ramanathaswamy Temple)
India
About This Sacred Site
Rameshwaram is one of the four Char Dham pilgrimage sites in Hinduism, located on Pamban Island in Tamil Nadu. The Ramanathaswamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is believed to be the place where Lord Rama prayed to Shiva to absolve the sin of killing Ravana. The temple is famous for its stunning 1,212-meter-long corridor, the longest of any Hindu temple in India. Pilgrims ritually bathe in 22 sacred wells (theerthams) within the temple complex before worship.
Key Facts
- •Houses the longest corridor of any Hindu temple in India at 1,212 meters
- •One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the four Char Dham sites
- •Pilgrims bathe in 22 sacred wells within the temple complex
- •Connected to mainland India by the Pamban Bridge, one of India's oldest sea bridges
- •The nearby Adam's Bridge (Ram Setu) is a chain of limestone shoals linking India to Sri Lanka
Location
Coordinates: 9.2881, 79.3174
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