Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu

Rameshwaram is a small town situated in the Pamban island in Tamil Nadu state of India. Lord Rama built a bridge starting from here right up to Sri Lanka to wage a war against Ravana after he abducted Sita. Dravidian styled Ramanathaswamy Temple has two jyotirlings; one made by Lord Rama and another brought by Hanuman from Kashi, this is a replica of the Kashi Vishwanath jyotirling. As per one of the traditions of the temple, devotees are expected to first bathe in twenty two water bodies present in the temple complex and then pay reverence to the jyotirling. Another important landmark in Rameshwaram is the Kothandaramaswamy Temple where the first meeting of Rama and Vibhishana took place. There are lot of mesmerizing places in Rameshwaram, such as Dhanushkodi, Agneeteertham, Gandhamathan Parvat, Rama Teerth, Lakshman Teerth and Pamban Bridge. This island can be reached by road in addition to the direct trains from Chennai, Madurai and Kanyakumari.