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Within the rameswaram temple, amazing long row of pillars on both sides. Rameshwaram is an island that is located in the Ramanathapuram District of Tamilnadu, southern state of India .This is a one among the holiest places in India which is considered as equivalant as to Kasi, the famous holy place in North India.It represents the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlingams of India.
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View from the sea...pilgrims should take a bath in the bathing spot first (the area with four arches ) after which he enters the temple to take bath from 22 theeerthams (holy water wells), belief is this wipes off his sins. After this, the pilgrim has to wear dry clothes and enter the main temple.
Legend has it that Rama worshipped Shiva (hindu god) in the form of a Shiva Lingam made of earth by Sita (rama's wife), while returning to Ayodhya. Legend has it that Hanuman was entrusted with the task of bringing an image of Viswanathar (shiva) from Benares. Anticipating delay in Hanuman's return from Benares, Rama is said to have offered worship at a pre-chosen auspicious moment to a Shivalingam fashioned out of earth by Sita. This lingam is referred to as Ramalingam and the town is known as Rameswaram.
There is yet another Shivalingam here - Viswanathar said to have been brought by Hanuman from Banares. This Shivalingam is referred to as Kasilingam and Hanumalingam. Prayers are offered to Viswanathar before they are offered to Ramanathaswamy.
Plafond de lotus du Temple hindousite Ramanathaswamy
Rameswaram Island
Etat du Tamil Nadu
INDE
2008
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Kothanda Ramaswamy Temple is located 12 km away from Ramanatha Swamy Temple and is on the way to Dhanuskodi. It is here Rama crowned Vibishana as the ruler of Srilanga.
Rameswaram set : www.flickr.com/photos/29848963@N03/sets/72157640776907414/
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.
A 2.3 km train ride over the rough and raging Bay of Bengal to the Rameswaram temple island in South India.
The bridge constructed by the British over a 100 years ago and still in good condition is a marvel of engineering. Until recent times, the bridge formed Pamban island's only link with the Indian mainland. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims on pilgrimage to the holy Hindu shrine of Rameswaram traverse it everyday. The ride is fascinating, but scary when you look down at the choppy sea below, and wonder what could happen if a storm pushes the train off the bridge!
About Dhanushkodi
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 18 miles (29 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 Ravan and ally of Ram, 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.
Attractive features of this Island are century old Pamban Bridge, Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge and colourful sea waters. A scenic beauty itself . Pamban Island ( பாம்பன் தீவு), also known as Rameswaram Island, is an island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka.The Pamban Bridge ( பாம்பன் பாலம்) is a cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India.On 24th February 2014, Pamban Bridge has successfully completed 100 years of its existence.
Set on Pamban ;
First run of Bhubaneswar - Rameswaram "Rameswaram weekly special" going towards Chengalpet (TAMIL NADU)
shot taken @Dhanushkodi-SOUTHERN INDIA..
this is the place where INDIAN OCEAN AND BAY OF BENGAL MERGED TOGETHER.
absolutely no waves at all...!! one can say "no mans land"...!!
indian govt decleard this area as UNFIT FOR HUMAN LIVINGS..
but still fishermen crossing over this area... and the entire area monitered by INDIAN NAVAL FORCE..!!!
Mandapam habour at the Pamban bridge
Date Taken: 2007-01-13
Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu,
Rameswaram is a town in the Ramanathapuram district. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilometers from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka.
It is in the Gulf of Mannar, at the tip of the Indian peninsula. Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India to Hindus.
Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait that connects Rameswaram to mainland India.
The Ramanathaswamy Temple is the most notable historic landmark of the town. Located in the center of town, Ramanathaswamy Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva.
The Rameswaram TV Tower is the tallest tower in India.
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.
Legend behind Rameshwaram Temple
According to a popular legend, it was Lord Rama who installed this Linga here. Story goes that when Lord Ram was on his way to attack Ravana, he reached this place where he made a linga of sand and worshipped it. It is said that when Lord Rama was drinking water on the seashore there was a celestial proclamation - "You are drinking water without worshipping me". Listening to this Lord Rama made a linga of sand and worshipped it and asked to be blessed so that he could vanquish Ravana. Lord Shiva blessed him accordingly. He also requested Lord Shiva to reside eternally here so that entire mankind should benefit from it. Shiva then manifested himself as the Linga and got installed there for eternity.
According to yet another legend, while returning to Ayodhya, Ram worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of a Shiva Lingam made of earth by Sita. It is said that Hanuman was entrusted with the task of bringing an image of Viswanathar from Banaras. Anticipating delay in Hanuman's return from Benares, Rama offered worship to a Shivalingam at a pre-chosen auspicious moment. This lingam is referred to as Ramalingam and the town is known as Rameswaram.
There is yet another Shivalingam here - Viswanathar said to have been brought by Hanuman from Banares. This Shivalingam is referred to as Kasilingam and Hanumalingam. Prayers are offered to Viswanathar before they are offered to Ramanathaswamy.
Travelling along Pamban Collapsible Railway Bridge,
Journey of Train No. 16102: Rameswaram > Tiruchirappalli,
Rameswaram,
Tamil Nadu, India
Dhanushkodi is a city 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, the Dhanushkodi railway line was destroyed in the 1964 cyclone from Pamban Station and a trainload of passengers was washed into the sea. . Even though the railway line was laid between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi, it was in course of time covered by six sand dunes and it was abandoned. One has to reach Dhanushkodi on foot along sea shore or in jeeps on sand dunes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanushkodi
The 1964 picture of the train washed away by the wave: