A lovely place on the sea shore, Rameshwaram Temple is often described as the Kashi or Varanasi of South India. I happened to visit this place along with the elders of my family. We went to Rameshwaram from Madurai and I loved the drive. While on our way as we were entering to Rameshwaram, we halted on the long bridge. Oh! What a awesome view it was. The colorful boats by the sides of the sea were looking gorgeous. After that we halted again in the beach and got refreshed.
We took rest on the hotel and proceeded towards the famous Rameshwaram temple. Let me give a brief
history of the place. It is said that Lord Rama worshiped God Shiva here on his way back Lanka. The deity here are the 12 Jyotirlingas. The attractions we visited here are:
Rameshwaram Temple: https://pilgrimage-india.com/south-india-pilgrimage/rameshwaram.html
This is also called as Ramnathswamy temple and was built on 17th century. It is located near the sea on the eastern side of the island. I was really amazed to see the gigantic structure of the temple. There are 54 metre tall gopuram (gate-tower), 1220 metres of artistic corridor and the flamboyant columns undoubtedly render fame to temple.
There are 22 sacred wells in the temple and there is a saying that if you pour water upon yourself from this well you will live in health and prosperity. I really enjoyed the task of visiting all the wells. The amazing fact is that all those wells taste different. The beauty of the temple is indescribable. The eye catchy architecture of the temple attains praise from all.
Gandamadana Parvat:
I loved the place Gandamadana Parvat very much. It is on the highest point on the island at 2 km from Rameshwaram. The imprint of Lord Rama’s feet on a wheel is kept in this shrine. The over all atmosphere of the place is very pleasant. The view of whole Ramashwaram from this place is very beautiful.
Dhanushkodi:
Another interesting place that we visited is Dhanushkodi. The place is named after Ram’s bow. We basically went this place to see the bridge that is made buy Hanuman to connect Lanka. Dhanushkodi was completely destroyed by the cyclones of 1964, so we could not take the full pleasure of the place.
It was really a memorable tour full of fun, belief, excitement and faith. Visit to such historical places, like Rameshwaram Temple justify the existence of God.