Sri Ramanatha Swamy Temple - Rameswaram
The main deity of this temple
is Lord Shiva in the form of lingam. This is the lingam which was created by
Goddess Sita and was installed by lord Rama who had prayed to Lord Shiva here.
This temple has two lingams;
the second lingam, in the temple, is one which was bought by Hanuman from
Kailash, known as Vishwalingam or Hanumanlinga.
Goddess Visalakshi and
Parvathavardhini are the consorts of Sri Ramanatha Swamy.
It is a highly sacred temple and
is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples in India and is visited by almost every
Hindu devotee.
This temple spread across 15 acres of land.
The temple was constructed in the Dravidian architectural style and faces east. The Raja Gopuram is about 53 meters tall. At the East and West, there are imposing gopurams, while the Northern and Southern sides of the temple are decorated with gate towers. The wall is approximately 675 feet long on the north side and 865 feet long on the east side. The interior of the temple includes lengthy corridors across huge colonnades on five-foot-high platforms. Sandstone is used to construct the pillars, beams, and ceiling of the second corridor. The third corridor, which leads to the Setumadhava shrine, is located to the west.
Like all ancient temples of
South India, the high compound wall (madil) on all four sides of the temple
premises is about 865 feet long from east to west and 657 feet from north to
south with huge towers (Gopurams). The western Rajagopuram is impressive, but
the eastern one is taller and there are gate towers on the north and south as
well. The 54-meter-tall Gopuram has nine levels. The stuccoed image of Nandi is
about 18 feet tall and 22 feet in length. The outer set of corridors is reputed
to be the longest in the world at 6.9 m in height and 400 feet long in the east
and west and about 640 feet long in the north and south. The inner corridors
are about 224 feet in the east and west and about 352 feet in the north and
south. The width varies from 15.5 feet to 17 feet in the east and west and the width varies between 14.5 feet to 17 feet in the north and south. The total
length of these corridors is around 3850 feet and is reputed to be the longest
in the World. Its majestic pillars, vast corridors, walls, and gopurams allure
every visitor. There are around 1212 pillars in the outer corridor with a
height of 30 Feet from Western Gopuram to Setumadhava shrine is in the form of
a chess board, presenting a unique view. It is called Chokkattan mandapam
where deities are kept during the spring festival. The main halls of the temple
are Anuppu mandapam, Sukravara mandapam, Setupati mandapam, Kalyana mandapam
and Nandi mandapam.
There are 22 theerthams named
as Mahalakshmi theertham, Savithri theertham, Gayathri theertham, Saraswathi
theertham, Sethu Madhava theertham, Gandhamadana theertham, Kavatcha theertham,
Gavaya theertham, Nala theertham, Neela theertham, Sanku theertham, Sakkara
theertham, Brahmahathi Vimochana theertham, Sooriya theertham, Chandra
theertham, Ganga theertham, Yamuna theertham, Gaya theertham, Siva theertham,
Sadyamirtha theertham, Sarva theertham, Kodi theertham.
The temple opens daily at 4.00 AM.
Devotees are allowed for darshan by 5.00 AM. The first darshan of the
day starts with Spatiga linga darshan from 5.00 AM to 6.00 AM.
The moolasthana Dharshan starts from 6.00 AM upto 1.00 PM
The temple closes at 1.00 PM and again opened at 3.00 PM.
Devotees are allowed for darshan from 3.15 PM upto 8.45 PM
The temple is closed by 9.00 PM
daily
THEERTHAM
22 Holy Theerthams
located inside the temple premises
The pilgrims are allowed to take bath in the theerthams from
5.30 am to 12.30 pm and 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Pooja Timings
6.00 am to 6.15 am – Thiruvanandal Pooja
7.00 am to 7.15 am – Vilaa Pooja
10.00 am to 10.15 am – Kalasndhi Pooja
1200 pm to 12.15 pm – Uchikkala Pooja
6.00 pm to 6.15 pm – Sayaraksha Pooja
8.30 pm to 8.45 pm – Ardhajama Pooja
Nearby Temples
Gobilthankavelu, Sri Kottaivasal Vinayakar Temple –
62 km
Uthiragosamangai, Sri Mangalanathar Temple – 74 km.
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