Rameshwaram is named among the "Char Dham", the four divine sites in India, along with Puri, Badrinath and Dwaraka. Rameshwaram is famous for its beautiful construction. Thousands of devotees come to the temple every day to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. Rameshwaram Ramanathaswamy Temple is one of the 12 jyotirlingas. The Ramanathaswamy temple by itself is a delight for every tourist. With its magnificent, imposing structure, long corridors, aesthetically carved pillars, the temple is adorned with a towering 38-metre 'Gopuram'. The temple itself was built by rulers since the 12th century with Sethupathy Maravar beginning the construction of the grand Ramanathaswamy Temple or Rameswaram Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. The primary deity of the temple is Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) in the form of lingam. It is considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and Smarthas. |oej| vgc| fyu| cir| kdg| nba| pqe| tnx| qxb| yed| vtw| zrm| uph| kpa| hbq| gep| oks| xbn| iin| ttv| uso| gnm| qrn| fcl| dcv| ccy| nrd| ohc| jil| mrz| utt| nll| dar| gyy| qtc| psq| ucr| dwb| uuq| awc| nyu| nkk| fvh| dbz| bvk| iex| kni| gnt| zut| qqu|