Rameswaram Temple  Tamil Nadu

 

Diety: Ramanatha Swamy , i.e. Shiva (One of the 12 Jyotirlingas)
Important Numbers: 100 for police 108 for fire Tourist Office 91-4573-221371  

Rameswaram is a town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 50 kilometres from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka.Together with Kashi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India to Hindus, and part of the Char Dham pilgrimages. According to legend, this is the place from where Lord Rama built a bridge Ram Setu (also known as Adam's Bridge) across the sea to Lanka to rescue Sita from Ravana. This masterpiece of South Indian architecture boasts of the biggest temple corridor in India. The temple comprises twenty two wells where the taste of the water of each well is different from the other. The grandest part of the temple is the 1219 m pillared corridor consisting of 3.6 m high granite pillars, richly carved and well proportioned.

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Darshan Schedule

Event Description Cost
Free Time

Mani Darshanam

04:00 AM till 05:00 AM
(Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)


Free of Cost

One should watch the Sphatic(Emerald) mani first thing in the morning at main temple. Darshan timings are 4:00 - 5:00 a.m. You should not take a bath before Mani Darhanam. There is a special entrance of Rs 50/- but it is advisable to stand in the general queue of Rs 10/- which counter intuitively moves faster.
Samudra Snanam
After Mani Darshan, you should walk down to Samudram(Sea) for Snanam(taking bath). Sea is half a kilometer away from the temple. Sea is very peaceful and shallow here without any tides at all. Mythological story says that Samudram surrendered before Lord Rama during his attack to Lanka and since then it is calm.

Teerth Snanam
After Samudra Snanam directly proceed to temple for Teerth snanam(Holy bath). Needless to say that don't change clothes or dry yourself as you have to bathe again. Temple has 22 wells, that are supposed to contain holy water from different holy places. You need to sequentially take bath at each place. Your guide will arrange for an attendant for you who would help you at each well. Attendant would pull the water from each well and pour it on on you. Admission fees for this is Rs 10/- and Rs 2/- per well is service fees of attendant.

Free Time

Special Darshan

05:00 AM till 01:00 PM
(Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

COST
Rs. 500

Free Time

Public Darshan

05:00 AM till 01:00 PM
(Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)


Free of Cost

5.00 am Palliyarai (Sayanagruha) Deeparadhana
5.10 am Saptika linga Deeparadhana
5.45 am Thiruvananthal Deeparadhana
7.00 am Vila Puja
10.00 am Kaalasanthi Puja
12.00 noon Uchikala Puja
6.00 pm Saayaraksha Puja
8.30 pm Ardhajaama Puja
8.45 pm Palliyarai Puja

Free Time

Public Darshan

03:00 PM till 09:00 PM
(Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)


Free of Cost

Festivals

Event Description
Mar
03
2011

Masi Sivaratri


Not available


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Oct
07
2010

Mahalaya Amavasya


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Feb
02
2011

Thai Amavasya


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Aarti

Dwadasha-Jyotirlinga-Stotram

Sourashtra Dese Visadhethi Ramye,
Jyothirmayam Chandra Kalavathamsam,
Bhakthi Pradhanaya Krupavatheernam,
Tham Soma Nadham Saranam Prapadhye 1

Sri Shaila Sange Vibhudathi Sange,
Thulathi Thune ...

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Mantras

Sri Sivastakam

namo namaste tri-dasheshvaraya
bhutadi nathaya mridaya nityam
gagga-taraggotthita-bala-chandra-
chudaya gauri-nayanotsavaya
"I repeatedly offer my obeisances unto you, the controller of the thirty...

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108 Names of Lord Shiva

108 names of lord shiva
om shivaya namaha
obeisances to the auspicious one
om maheshvaraya namaha
obeisances to the great god shiva
om shambhave namaha
obeisances to the god who exists for ou...

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