The temple and the town are considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivas and Vaishnavas. The temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is at the centre of the town and is closely associated with Rama and Shiva. Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India to Hindus and is part of the Char Dham pilgrimage.Īccording to the Ramayana, Rama is described to have built a bridge from the region approximating this town across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from Chennai and Madurai. Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the Pamban Bridge.
It is in the Gulf of Mannar, at the tip of the Indian peninsula. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilometres from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka.
Rameswaram ( IPA: also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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