Rameswaram
Rameshwaram is a coastal town in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located in a island named Pamban island, which is separated from Indian mainland by Pamban Channel.
Rameshwaram is one of the holiest shrines for Hindus. The populous Ramanathaswamy Temple is located here.The town has the 64 Holy Tirthas, of which 24 are important accoring to Skanda Purana.
The town covers an area of 53 km2. The population of the town is 44,851 according to 2011 census. This town is the birth place of the 11th president of India, Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam.
The island in which Rameshwaram located was hit by a cyclone in 1964, that washed away Dhanushkodi, a nearby town and made severe damage in Rameshwaram too.[1]
Rameswaram Media
Vijaya Raghunatha Sethupathi I court
- FinalDhanush
Map of Ramsetu's Bridge (a chain of limestone shoals) and environs, before the cyclone of 1964.
Rameswaram - street near temple
Pamban Road and Rail Bridge
Pamban lighthouse, Rameswaram
Rameswaram TV Radio Tower - ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയരമുള്ള നിര്മ്മിതി
The inside view of Rameawaram temple.
Ramarpadam Temple, Rameswaram
People taking a holy dip in Agni Tirtham, Bay of Bengal
References
- ↑ "Best Places in Rameswaram and Ramanathaswamy Temple". www.rameswaram.co.in. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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