Rameshwaram

History of Rameshwaram:-  After Lord Ram killed Ravan he got Brahmahatya Dosha. To get rid of the dosha as Suggested by "Rishi Agastya"  wanted to install a shiva linga. So lord Ram told   Hanuman to bring linga's from kailash.  Lord Hanuman went to bring the Shiva Linga and time was running out to install the linga at the right muhurat. Lord hanuman was delayed in bringing the linga's so sita mata made "Saikata lingam" and started the pooja . After lord hanuman came he was disappointed to see that already the shiva linga had been installed and the puja had already begun and felt that his work has gone waste . But lord ram announced that the first pooja should be done to the shiva linga brought by lord hanuman and then only to the shiva linga installed by Sita Mata.  

                                                

                                                          

 Spatika Lingam                                                                                 Saikatalingam

                           Inside the temple

 Between 1897 -1904 the"ALAR" family of devakotta completed the imposing east town of nine tiers 126 feet in height, from thiruppani funds .The temple has the world's largest corridor .

                   

In the temple there are wells which are so powerful and the ritual is that whoever visits rameshwaram takes a bath in all these wells and the belief is that lot many diseases will be cured and blessed with prosperity.

Wells:-

 

1)Mahalakshmi teertham:- king yudistra took bath here and became rich and famous.

2) savithri teertham:- kasyapa got rid of his curse after taking bath in this tirtha.

3) gayathri teertham:- according to the legend king kasibar had got rid of his curse after bathing in this tirtha.

4) saraswathi teertham:- king kasibar got rid of his curse after bathing in this tirtha.

5) sethu madhava teertham :- will be blessed by mahalakshmi and get purified of impure thoughts .

6) gandhamadana teertham:- if you take bath in this tirtha you will get rid of poverty. 

7) kavatcha teertham :- helps one to get rid of sins and will not go to hell.

8) gavaya teertham:-will get shelter under karpaga virutchaga or kalpa vriksha tree

9) nala teertham;- will be blessed by lord surya and reach heaven.

10) neela teertham:- this well is equivalent to having performed  various yagnas and will obtain agni yoga.

11) Sanku teertham:-sage vatsnabha got rid of his sin of ingratitude.

12) chakkara teertham:- legend is that  the sun god had got his hand turned golden.

13) Brahamahathi vimochana teertham:-will help to get rid of brahma hathya dosham.

14) Sooriya teertham:-this well helps to obtain knowledge of the past , present and future.

15) Chandra teertham:-this well helps to obtain knowledge of the past , present and future.

16) ganga teertham:- gananasuruthi rajah attained wisdom after bathing in this well.

17) yamuna teertham:- gananasuruthi rajah attained wisdom

after bathing in this well.

18) gaya teertham:- gananasurthi rajah attained wisdom after bathing in this well.

19) siva teertham:- completion of bhaira brahmahathi

20) sayamirtha teertham:- legend emperor buruoonu got rid of his curse.

21) sarva teertham:- sutharishna got prospered after getting rid of his blindness (from birth) and illness.

21) koti teertham:- lord krishna got rid of his sin of killing kamsa.

Timings and Darshans/poojas:-

  Some tourist  places in rameshwaram:-

Danushkodi :-danushkodi lies on the tip of the rameshwaram island. Here we can see bay of bengal and indian ocean merge which is known as arichal munai in tamil .  After 1964 danushkodi has be destroyed by a cyclone.

Danushkodi cyclone.

Ram, lakshmana and sita teertham:-

1) ram teertham:-It is believed that lord ram has taken bath in the ramar teertham . There is a temple in front of ramar teertham here lord ram blesses his devotees with sita , lakshmana and hanuman. Those people who are affected with naga dosha perform rituals in agni teertham and place statues of snake god  around ramar teertham.

2)lakshmana teertham:- It is located side of temple dedicated to

lord lakshmana which is built in dravidian style of architecture

which shows devotion towards ram and sita according to the legend lord lakshmana had  installed a lingam here offered  prayers to lord shiva at this place for atonement for his sins.

3)sita teertham:-It is believed that sita mata has installed a siva lingam here separately for vanishing her sins.

Panchamukha hanuman temple:- This is the temple where lord ram has revealed his panchamukha to hanuman which are lord narasimha , lord adivaraha , lord garuda , lord hayagriva and lord ram. And still we can find some of the floating stones which were used to build ram setu.

Gandhamadana / Ramar padam:- this place could be called by two ways Gandhamadana or Ramar padam because lord ram's foot prints are here and lord hanuman jumped to lanka from here .

Ramar padam 

Shri krishna pranami mangal mandir:-Actually its a trust which made this temple with idols and art work.  

Kothandaramaswamy temple :- This is the place from where lord ram announced that vibishan is the king of lanka.  Also there is  vibishan temple along with Sita,Ram,Lakshman and Hanuman.

Pambam bridge:- This is one of the oldest bridge of india which will open to allow large ships to go through and will close back.

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