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Nagasila in the temple complex. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyothirlinga temples, where Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam (English: pillar of light).It is one of the 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where the three of the most revered Nayanars (Saivite saints), Appar, Sundarar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their songs. The temple was expanded during the 12th century by Pandya Dynasty, and its principal shrines sanctum were renovated by Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan and his successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan of the Jaffna kingdom. The temple has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India. The temple is located in Rameswaram, an island town in South India, considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and Smarthas.
According to the Ramayana, Rama, the seventh incarnation of god Vishnu, is believed to have prayed to Shiva here to absolve sin of killing a brahmana, committed during his war against the demon king Ravana in Sri Lanka. Rama wanted to have the largest lingam to worship Shiva. He directed Hanuman, the monkey lieutenant in his army, to bring the lingam from Himalayas. Since it took longer to bring the lingam, Sita, the wife of Rama, built a small lingam out of the sand available in the sea shore, which is believed to be the lingam in the sanctum.
THE TEMPLE
The primary deity of the temple is Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) in the form of lingam. There are two lingams inside the sanctum - one built by Goddess Sita, from sand, residing as the main deity, Ramalingam and the one brought by Lord Hanuman from Kailash called Vishwalingam. Rama instructed that Vishwalingam should be worshipped first since it was brought by Lord Hanuman - the tradition continues even today.
Like all ancient temples in South India, there is a high compound wall (madil) on all four sides of the temple premises measuring about 865 feet furlong from east to west and one furlongs of 657 feet from north to south with huge towers (Gopurams) at the east and west and finished gate towers on the north and south. The temple has striking long corridors in its interior, running between huge colonnades on platforms above five feet high.
The second corridor is formed by sandstone pillars, beams and ceiling. The junction of the third corridor on the west and the paved way leading from the western gopuram to Setumadhava shrine forms a unique structure in the form of a chess board and it is popularly known as Chokkattan Madapam where the Utsva deities are adorned and kept during the Vasanthotsavam (Spring festival) and on the 6th day festival in Adi (July–August) and Masi (February–March) conducted by the Setupati of Ramnad.
The outer set of corridors is reputed to be the longest in the world being about 6.9 m height, 400 feet in each in the east and west and about 640 feet in north and south and inner corridors are about 224 feet in east and west and about 352 feet each in north and south. Their width varies from 15.5 feet to 17 feet in the east and west about 172 feet on the north and south with width varying 14.5 feet to 17 feet. The total length of those corridors is thus 3850 feet. There are about 1212 pillars in the outer corridor. Their height is about 30 feet from the floor to the center of the roof. The main tower or rajagopuram is 53 m tall. Most pillars are carved with individual composition.
SHRINES IN THE TEMPLE COMPLEX AND AROUND RAMESWARAM
There are separate shrines for God Ramanathaswami and Goddess Parvathavardhini separated by a corridor. There are separate shrines for goddess visalakshi, parvathavardhini, utsava idol, sayanagriha, perumal,and mahaganpathi. There are various halls inside the temple, namely Anuppu Mandapam, Sukravara Mandapam, Sethupathi Mandapam, Kalyana Mandapam and Nandi Mandapam.
TEMPLE TANKS
There are sixty-four Tīrthas (holy water bodies) in and around the island of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. According to Skānda Purāṇa, twenty-four of them are important. Bathing in these Tīrthas is a major aspect of the pilgrimage to Rameswaram and is considered equivalent to penance. Twenty-two of the Tīrthas are within the Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple. The number 22 indicates the 22 arrows in Rama's quiver. The first and major one is called Agni Theertham, the sea (Bay of Bengal).
SIGNIFICANCE TODAY
CHAR DHAM
The temple is one of the holiest Hindu Char Dham (four divine sites) sites comprising Badrinath, Puri and Dwarka. Though the origins are not clearly known, the Advaita school of Hinduism established by Sankaracharya, who created Hindu monastic institutions across India, attributes the origin of Char Dham to the seer. The four monasteries lie across the four corners of India and their attendant temples are Badrinath Temple at Badrinath in the North, Jagannath Temple at Puri in the East, Dwarakadheesh Temple at Dwarka in the West and Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram in the South. Though ideologically the temples are divided between the sects of Hinduism, namely Saivism and Vaishnavism, the Char Dham pilgrimage is an all Hindu affair. There are four abodes in Himalayas called Chota Char Dham (Chota meaning small): Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri - all of these lie at the foot hills of Himalayas. The name Chota was added during the mid of 20th century to differentiate the original Char Dhams. The journey across the four cardinal points in India is considered sacred by Hindus who aspire to visit these temples once in their lifetime. Traditionally the trip starts at the eastern end from Puri, proceeding in clockwise direction in a manner typically followed for circuambulation in Hindu temples.
JYOTIRLINGA
As per Shiv Mahapuran, once Brahma (the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of saving) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation. To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The jyothirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. Originally there were believed to be 64 jyothirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. Each of the twelve jyothirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity - each considered different manifestation of Shiva. At all these sites, the primary image is lingam representing the beginningless and endless Stambha pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva. The twelve jyothirlinga are Somnath in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, Mahakaleswar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Himalayas, Bhimashankar in Maharashtra, Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Triambakeshwar in Maharashtra, Vaidyanath at Deoghar in Jharkhand, Nageswar at Dwarka in Gujarat, Rameshwar at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Grishneshwar at Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
HISTORICAL PILGRIMAGE
The temple is one of the famous pilgrimage sites and there are historical references about it. The Maratha kings who ruled Thanjavur established chatrams or rest houses all through Mayiladuthurai and Rameswaram between 1745 and 1837 CE and donated it to the temple.
TEMPLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS FROM HINDU KINGS
The temple in its current shape is believed to have been built during the 17th century, while Fergusson believes the small vimana in the west corridor belonging to the 11th or 12th centuries. The temple is said to have been sanctioned for construction by King Kizhavan Sethupathi or Raghunatha Kilavan. The contribution of the Jaffna kings of the Sethupathy dynasty to the temple was considerable. King Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan (1380 — 1410 CE) shipped stone blocks from Koneswaram temple, Trincomalee to the temple to renovate its sanctum sanctorum. Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan's successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan (Pararacacekaran V), a trustee at Rameswaram who also oversaw structural development of this temple and the promotion of Saivite belief donated part of his revenue to Koneswaram. Especially to be remembered are the immense sums that were spent during the tenure of Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai towards the restoration of the Pagodas which were falling into ruins, the splendid Chockattan Mantapam or the cloistered precincts of the temple at Rameswaram that he finally completed. The rulers of Sri Lanka contributed to the temple - Parakrama Bahu (1153-1186 CE) was involved in the construction of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
IN NEWS
The temple priests are Mahastra Brahmins who get Diksha from Sringeri Mutt. Shortage of priests has been reported as there are 5 priests to manage the 13 shrines within the temple. The shortage is more pronounced during the 12 day Maha Shivaratri festival when the festival deities of the temple are taken in procession. The temple comes under the renovation and consecration of the 630 temples planned to be renovated by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple authorities have planned to renovate and widen the pathways to the 22 holy theerthams of the temple. The consecration of the temple is planned during 2013. The temple is one of the temples offering Free meal scheme of the government, which provides meals to devotees of the temple. A pilgrim house is planned by the government to extend the scheme to more pilgrims.
WIKIPEDIA
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
This photo was taken in rameswaram -used slow shutter speed to capture this picture of a bridge which is accesed for boating.
This is the renovated architectural corridor in Black and white in the temple of Rameswaram in Tamilnadu and it is situated closest to Sri Lanka from India.
One of the most impressive temples of Tamil Nadu, the Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram, famous for its four corridors with rows of sculpted pillars.
Sthalapurana of the temple complex. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva located in the island of Rameswaram (Devnagri:रामेश्वरम, Tamil:இராமேஸ்வரம்) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. According to Shaiva mythology, Lord Rama is believed to have prayed to Shiva here to absolve any sins that he might have committed during his war against the demon king Ravana. The temple is one of the holiest Hindu Char Dham shrines that has to be visited in one's lifetime and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holy abodes of Lord Shiva
Shivalinga made of shells you can see in picture. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Rameswara Swamy temple in the temple complex. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Dhanushkodi or Danushkodi is a town/village at the southern tip of the Rameswaram island, at the eastern coast of the Tamil Nadu state of India.
Dhanushkodi is situated in the South-East of Pamban. Danushkodi is about 30 km West of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The Dhanushkodi railway line running from Pamban Station was destroyed in the 1964 cyclone and a passenger train with over 100 passengers drowned in the sea.
Hindu scriptures says that at the request of Vibeeshana, brother of Ravana and ally of Rama, Rama broke the Sethu with one end of his bow and hence the name Dhanushkodi, Dhanush meaning Bow and Kodi meaning end. It is also said that Rama marked this spot for Setu with one end of his famous bow. Bath in holy Sethu at the junction of the two seas normally precedes the pilgrimage to Rameswaram. A series of rocks and islets found in a line are shown as remnants of the ancient Setu also called as Rama's Bridge.
It is said that Pilgrimage to Kashi will be completed only after the worship at Rameswaram besides a holy bath in Dhanushkodi at the Confluence of Mahodadhi (Bay of Bengal) and Ratnakara (Indian Ocean). Setu is the Sanskrit word to denote a bridge or causeway. It has now acquired a special significance to mean the bridge across the ocean constructed by Rama to reach Lanka.
Dhanushkodi has the only land border between India and Sri Lanka which is one of the smallest in the world-just 50 yards in length on a shoal in Palk Strait. Before the 1964 cyclone, Dhanushkodi was a flourishing tourist and pilgrimage town. Since Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) is just 19 miles (31 km) away, there were many ferry services between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar of Ceylon, transporting travellers and goods across the sea. There were hotels, textile shops and dharmashalas catering to these pilgrims and travellers. The Railway line to Dhanushkodi–which did not touch Rameshwaram then and destroyed in the 1964 cyclone-went directly from Mandapam to Dhanushkodi. Dhanushkodi in those days had a railway station, a small railway hospital, a higher secondary school, a post office, customs and port offices etc. It was here in this island in January 1897, Swami Vivekananda after his triumphant visit to the west to attend parliament of religions held in USA in September 1893, set his foot on Indian soil from Colombo.
The area around Rameshwaram has been frequently ravaged by several high-intensity cyclones and storms in the past. A scientific study conducted by the Geological Survey of India indicated that the southern part of erstwhile Dhanushkodi Township facing Gulf of Mannar sank by almost by 5 meters during 1948-49 AD due to vertical tectonic movement of land parallel to the coastline. As a result of this, a patch of land of about half a km in width stretching 7 km along North-South direction submerged in sea along with many places of worship, residential areas, roads etc. Incidentally, Tanjavur (Tanjore) Raja’s choultry, a known dharmasala for pilgrims in those days, located in this area, also submerged.
Before the 1964 storm, there was a train service up to Dhanushkodi called Boat Mail from Madras Egmore (Now Chennai Egmore) and the train linked to a steamer for ferrying travellers to Ceylon.
Rameswaram, is a town and a second grade municipality in the Ramanathapuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It is surprising to know that Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi are in the shape of a bow and arrow, Lord Ramar’s main weapon, and this can be clearly seen in the satellite picture. The head, jada (long hair), nose, pulling the arrow back to ready it for sending – all are perfectly present. An amazing divine presence to prove the sanctity of the place! The tip of the arrow is considered to be the most sacred place for worship.
A 3 part blog articles on Rameswaram trip here:
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shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/rameswar am-2/
shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/rameswar am-1/
Juttiga - Uma vasuki ravi someswara temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari District - Juttiga Village assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of Juttiga and Natta Rameswaram villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District. This is a famous temple in west godavari and so many pilgrims visits this temple to have the blessings of parvathi and shiva. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS of MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach JUTTIGA. Juttiga is just 3 KM away from Natta Rameswaram.
The most ancient and magnificent Shiva Temple in Juttiga Village, Penumantra Mandalam beacons us to not only get our wishes fulfilled during our life time but also help us reach the most sought-after ‘Sivaloka’ after we leave this world. We live a hundred years at the most. But the Shivalingam in the Juttiga (Juthika) temple according to the stalapuranam is believed to be about 18.2 million years old. It is believed that the Shivalinga in the temple was of pre-Ramayana time.
The Vayu Purana extols the temple as Dakshina Kasi. The west-facing Shivalinga is considered to bestow the same benefits of visiting the Kashi Viswanath temple in Varanasi. According to the edicts, the temple underwent an extensive renovation on the orders of KULI KUTUB SHA in the 11th Century AD. This temple is accessible by road from Tanuku or Bhimvaram(30Km) in the west Godavari District. Visiting this temple makes us remember the saying that India is the Veda Bhoomi.
According to the legend, during the pre-Ramayana period, the power drunk Ravana not only caused misery to devatas but also to the people at large. He once insulted Vasuki, Ravi (the Sun god) and Soma (the moon god). Unable to witness the hardships caused by Ravana, they approached Brahma and sought relief from Ravana. Brahma told them to install Shivalinga on the banks of Gostani river and pray Lord Shiva so that Rama takes birth to take on the cruel Ravana and end their misery. As per the instructions of Brahma, Vasuki, Ravi and Soma installed the Shivalinga on the Gostani river banks at the present Juttiga Village and laid seeds for the Ramavatar. Lord Shiva here blesses the devotees and fulfills their desires not only during their life times but also after their death. Those who worship Lord Shiva at this temple get relief from enemies. They regain strength to repay the loans; their health improves like never before and frees them from the fear of death. Those who do ‘abisekham’ here to the Lord on Mondays and do the ‘annadanam’ get beneficial results. Those who worship the Lord on Sivaratri get freedom from the birth and death cycle and stay with the Lord in Kailasa for ever. Those suffering from illness, incurable diseases can perform Mrutunjaya Abisekham here and get relief. Shivaratri Festival is celebrated in the Juttiga Village as well as Natta Rameswaram with great devotion and religious fervour.
This temple complex has Parvati Devi temple, Bhadra Kali temple, Veerabhadra temple, Sri Lakshmi Janardharna Swamy temple and Durga Devi temple, Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy temple and Sri Kamakshi temple to make our visit perfectly worthwhile.
Sthalapurana of the temple complex. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Dhanushkodi or Danushkodi is a town/village at the southern tip of the Rameswaram island, at the eastern coast of the Tamil Nadu state of India.
Dhanushkodi is situated in the South-East of Pamban. Danushkodi is about 30 km West of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The Dhanushkodi railway line running from Pamban Station was destroyed in the 1964 cyclone and a passenger train with over 100 passengers drowned in the sea.
Hindu scriptures says that at the request of Vibeeshana, brother of Ravana and ally of Rama, Rama broke the Sethu with one end of his bow and hence the name Dhanushkodi, Dhanush meaning Bow and Kodi meaning end. It is also said that Rama marked this spot for Setu with one end of his famous bow. Bath in holy Sethu at the junction of the two seas normally precedes the pilgrimage to Rameswaram. A series of rocks and islets found in a line are shown as remnants of the ancient Setu also called as Rama's Bridge.
It is said that Pilgrimage to Kashi will be completed only after the worship at Rameswaram besides a holy bath in Dhanushkodi at the Confluence of Mahodadhi (Bay of Bengal) and Ratnakara (Indian Ocean). Setu is the Sanskrit word to denote a bridge or causeway. It has now acquired a special significance to mean the bridge across the ocean constructed by Rama to reach Lanka.
Dhanushkodi has the only land border between India and Sri Lanka which is one of the smallest in the world-just 50 yards in length on a shoal in Palk Strait. Before the 1964 cyclone, Dhanushkodi was a flourishing tourist and pilgrimage town. Since Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) is just 19 miles (31 km) away, there were many ferry services between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar of Ceylon, transporting travellers and goods across the sea. There were hotels, textile shops and dharmashalas catering to these pilgrims and travellers. The Railway line to Dhanushkodi–which did not touch Rameshwaram then and destroyed in the 1964 cyclone-went directly from Mandapam to Dhanushkodi. Dhanushkodi in those days had a railway station, a small railway hospital, a higher secondary school, a post office, customs and port offices etc. It was here in this island in January 1897, Swami Vivekananda after his triumphant visit to the west to attend parliament of religions held in USA in September 1893, set his foot on Indian soil from Colombo.
The area around Rameshwaram has been frequently ravaged by several high-intensity cyclones and storms in the past. A scientific study conducted by the Geological Survey of India indicated that the southern part of erstwhile Dhanushkodi Township facing Gulf of Mannar sank by almost by 5 meters during 1948-49 AD due to vertical tectonic movement of land parallel to the coastline. As a result of this, a patch of land of about half a km in width stretching 7 km along North-South direction submerged in sea along with many places of worship, residential areas, roads etc. Incidentally, Tanjavur (Tanjore) Raja’s choultry, a known dharmasala for pilgrims in those days, located in this area, also submerged.
Before the 1964 storm, there was a train service up to Dhanushkodi called Boat Mail from Madras Egmore (Now Chennai Egmore) and the train linked to a steamer for ferrying travellers to Ceylon.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Mandapam in the temple complex. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
... God stays in the ruins.
Inside there was a small Siva veneration installed.
Seen on the road Madurai - Rameswaram.
Date Taken : 2007-01-13
Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Saptakoteswara temple side view. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
A passanger train passing over the railway bridge at Rameswaram (connecting Pamban on the island to Mandapam on the mainland).
The Pamban Bridge or Indira Bridge named after the ex- Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, is on the Palk Strait & connects Pamban in the island Rameswaram to Mandapam in mainland India. It refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India's first sea bridge. It is the second longest sea bridge in India (after Bandra-Worli Sea Link) at a length of about 2.3 km. The elevated two-lane road bridge, which was opened in 1988.
The railway bridge is 6,776 ft (2,065 m) long and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge.
The railway bridge historically carried meter-gauge trains on it, but Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007. Until recently, the two leaves of the bridge were opened manually using levers by workers. Many ships — cargo carriers, coast guard ships, fishing vessels and oil tankers — pass through the bridge. The scene of a long train crosssing the sea on this guard-less bridge is really awesome.
The entire 15-kilometre stretch is regardedas very lonely and scary but mystical. Since there is no electricity and means of communication between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi, and taxis do not work on the stretch after sundown.
Regular bus service is available only up to a certain distance from Rameswaram via the Kodhanda Ram Kovil temple, and many pilgrims who wish to perform religious rites at Dhanushkodi have to depend on private vans who charge anything between ₹100 and ₹200 per passenger depending upon the number of passengers and type of vehicle. There are passenger jeeps and buses which tourists can hire from Dhanushkodi or from the city of Rameshwaram, and are capable of traversing the sandy stretch to the beach.
At the "land's end" terminus of the peninsula to the southeast of Dhanushkodi, known as Arichumunai or erosion point, begins the chain of rocks and islets known as Rama's Bridge. These lead approximately 19 miles (31 km) across the Palk Strait to Mannar Island on the northwestern tip of Sri Lanka.
Saptakoteswara temple inside view. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
This Shivastalam is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in India. It represents the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlingams of India and has been a time honored pilgirmage center held on par with Banaras. The island-temple town is located off of the Sethu coast of Tamilnadu (south eastern). This shrine is regarded as the 8th of the Tevara Stalams in the Pandya region of Tamilnadu.
This temple is assocated closely with the Ramayana and Rama's victorious return from Sri Lanka.
The corridor of Ramnathswamy Temple at Rameshwaram is the largest temple corridor in India. The temple has 1220 metres of magnificent corridors and has 1200 gigantic granite columns. Ramnathswamy temple was built in the 17th century. The temple is situated close to the sea on the eastern side of the island and has a 54 metre tall gopuram.
Saptakoteswwara temple in temple complex. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Gopuram closeup. Natta Rameswaram Temple, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari Dist. - Two main temples dedicated to Shiva are there in the same complex. One Linga installed by Shri Parasurama in the middle of Goasthani and the same was witnessed by Sapta Koti Rishies so the temple got the name of Saptakoteswara Linga temple. As the temple is in the Goastani water, piligrims can do abhishekam and puja during the telugu month of VAISAKHAM ( i.e in the middle of May/June )only. All the remaining months the Saptakoteswara Linga will be under the waters of Gostani. Another Linga is installed by Lord Rama. So the temple got the name Ramalingeswara Swamy. Here Linga made of shells and conches, so it is called as Natta Rameswaram. You can visit this temple through out the year. According to the Juttiga Inscriptions, this temple was reconstructed on the Orders of Khulli Padusha on 15th September 1583.
The temple complex is on the bank of Gosthani River. Thousands of devotees congregate here on Maha Shivaratri day to take a dip in the Gosthani River. Rathotsavam is also performed on Shivarathri Day. Nearest Railway station is Manchili. Number of trains to Manchili is very less. So piligrims reach TADEPALLIGUDEM by train and catch RTC BUS going to MARTERU OR NARSAPURAM and get down at Natta Rameswaram. Hire a Auto or Riksha to reach Natta Rameswaram Temple. Howver it is roughly same distance from Towns of Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram.
Juttiga & Natta Rameswaram are twin Villages assumed religious importance on account of the temples of Swayambhulingam known as Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy at Juttiga Village and Natta Ramalingeswara Swamy at Natta Rameswaram Village. Every “SIVARATHRI” Festival day “Edurukolotsavam” is being celebrated at the border place of two villages. Thousands of Piligrims attend to that celebrations. It is one of the important piligrim centre in the District.
One who visit this temple will also visit the temple of Sri Uma Vasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy, Juttiga, just 2 KM away from Natta Rameswaram temple.
Pamban Bridge a.k.a Indira Gandhi Sethu, the longest sealink in India, next only to the recently constructed Bandra-Worli Sealink a.k.a Rajiv Gandhi Sethu.
My train was scheduled to leave the island by 6:15 and I was dreaming of shooting this bridge in good light, from the train bridge which is much lower than this bridge. But the train departed after a delay of 30 minutes and all I could get, was this shot. Lucky enough, I should say, compared what I could shoot of Bandra-Worli Sealink.
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