Excursion to Rameshwaram Tamilnadu | Rameshwaram Excursions

Rameshwaram

There are many places to go for an excursion.  Kurusadai Island ( 23 kms ) is a paradise for biologists. Mandapam is  ( 18 kms ) from  Rameswaram along the mainland.

A boat ride to Kurusadai Island can be arranged from here. Ramanathapuram is the district headquarters. Ramalinga Vilasam palace with good paintings and the tomb of Thayumana swamigal,who is  a philosopher saint are worth visiting.

Tirupullani ( 64 kms )also known as Dharbasayanam, the Vishnu Temple here, is dedicated to Lord Adi Jaganathaperumal. Devipattinam ( 70kms )Also known as Navabashanam,  is a  coastal Village which has a temple dedicated to Devi who is said to have killed the demon Mahishasura at this spot.

Tour to Rameshwaram Temple Tamil Nadu - Rameshwaram Temples are the important places of Hindu religious worship in the South.

The phrase “Benaras of the South” helps us to gauge the religious importance of the place and also accounts for the thousands of devotees visiting this holy place every year.

It is popularly believed that a visit to Rameshwaram is essential to attain Moksha . Not only Hindus, Rameshwaram temples are pilgrimage centers for Shaivaites and Vishnavaites as well.

According to the Hindu mythology, Rameshwaram is the place where Lord Rama offered His thanks to Lord Shiva following the battle in which he vanquished Ravana.Temples in South India - At the center of the town of Rameshwaram stands the most famous Ramanathaswamy Temple.

Constructed in the seventeenth century, this temple is positioned close to the sea in the eastern side of the island. The 1200 monumental granite columns are the major landmarks of the temple. The gopuram shoots up to a height of 54 mete.

The magnificent corridors extend for about 1220 and the showy columns do their own bit to embellish the temple. The temple incorporates three prakaras, two big gopuras and two more half-finished ones and two Lingas under worship.

These are innumerable other shrines and twenty-two "tirthas", or sacred bathing places. In all Ramanathaswamy Temple is a superior example of South Indian architecture.

Temples in South India and this temple of Sri Ramanatha is connected with Varanasi. A pilgrimage to Varanasi is considered incomplete without a visit to this Rameshwaram Temples. Rameshwaram pilgrimage is a tradition in Tamil Nadu and in entire South India.

The Beauty of Ramanathaswamy Temple

This magnificent temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas situated in different parts of India. Ramanathaswamy Temple also has its name in history books as it has the largest hallway anywhere in India. The construction of Ramanathaswamy Temple which was started in the 12th century was contributed to by many rulers.

During its construction period, many dynasties came and fell and each of them put their input into the temple. However one thing that did not change was its Dravidian style of architecture. Ramanathaswamy Temple is an epitome of flawless Dravidian architecture.

The list of unique features in its construction seems to be endless. There is this huge hallway that is of approximately 1220 meters in length. Throughout the length of the hall, there are brilliantly carved pillars, the alignment of which will leave you totally mesmerized. The 54 meter tall Gopuram has become the symbol of divinity in the heart of many pilgrims; such is the beauty and presence of it.

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