Rameswaram
Sign in to saveRameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It is in the Gulf of Mannar, at the tip of the Indian peninsula. Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the New Pamban Bridge. Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from Chennai and Madurai. Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India for Hindus
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rameswaram
- Settlement.native_name
- இராமேஸ்வரம்
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Tamil
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rameswaram montage image.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Montage image showing temple, bridge, and fishing boats top to bottom.
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top: Ramanathaswamy Temple tower, Pamban Bridge, and a set of fishing boats.
- Settlement.nicknames
- Rameswaram, Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ramanathapuram
- Settlement.government_type
- Selection Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipality of Rameswaram
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Legend
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Municipal Administration and politics
- Economy
- Transport and communication
- Education and utility services
- Tourism
- Ramanathaswamy Temple
- Temple tanks
- Gandhamathana Parvatham
- Dhanushkodi
- Hindu pilgrimage
- Interaction with Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan Tamil refugees
- Rameswaram fishery
- Kachchatheevu
- Sethusamudram Canal Project
- Notable people
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Rameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It is in the Gulf of Mannar, at the tip of the Indian peninsula. Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the New Pamban Bridge. Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from Chennai and Madurai. Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India for Hindus and is part of the Char Dham pilgrimage.
According to the Ramayana, Rama is described to have built a bridge from the vicinity of this town across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. The temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is at the centre of the town and is closely associated with Rama and Shiva. The temple and the town are considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivas and Vaishnavas.