Tamil Nadu · South
RameswaramRāmeśvaram
Island Char Dham town, home to the Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga
Photo: Vinayaraj · Public domain
- Principal temple
- Ramanathaswamy TempleRamanathaswamy (Shiva), with consort Parvatavardhini
- Nearest airport
- Madurai International Airport (IXM)
- Nearest railway station
- Rameswaram railway station (RMM), terminus of the line from Chennai and Madurai
- Tradition
- Śaiva
Overview
Rameswaram is a town on Pamban Island in Ramanathapuram district, separated from the Indian mainland by the Pamban channel and linked to it by the Pamban Bridge. It is counted among the four Char Dham pilgrimage sites and is home to the Ramanathaswamy Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines. Tradition associates the town with the Ramayana, holding that Rama worshipped Shiva here.
See sources [1–4]- Ramanathaswamy (Shiva), with consort Parvatavardhini
Main temples
Photo: Vinayaraj · Public domain
