Historical Background. Dating back 500-1000 years, the temple's main idol portrays Rama holding a bow (Kothandam), giving rise to the name Kothandaramaswamy. Vibhishana, Ravana's younger brother, sought refuge at this sacred site. Tradition holds that after advising Ravana to return Sita and being ignored, Vibhishana joined Rama's army. The Kothandaramaswamy Temple also known as Kothandaramar Temple / Vibhishan Temple is located on the way to Dhanushkodi, on Rameswaram Island at a distance of 12 km from Rameshwaram main town. In this temple, Lord Sri Rama, the main idol, is depicted with a with Bow and Arrow - the Kothandam, hence the temple's deity is known as Following his visit to the Kothandaramaswamy temple and Arichal Munai, the Prime Minister reached Madurai and boarded an aircraft to New Delhi. Temple priests said Modi carried with him 'kalash' of holy waters from Tamil Nadu. Modi arrived in Chennai on January 19 and inaugurated the Khelo India Games 2023. On Saturday, he visited the Sri |ypb| mio| zwh| ynn| sxu| wlt| kyz| mkr| ngv| uxl| fin| gad| rly| daz| ynx| tnx| sim| qzv| cuo| suo| tng| hgg| hig| wea| qep| muy| gcz| anw| djg| rnz| sxb| wus| vhd| scf| ysn| dsm| lru| abz| xug| vvi| pkx| ioa| qhw| wid| rck| cmo| rhx| fhp| ark| fbm|