 Rameshwaram - Tamilnadu
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 Rameshwaram is located at a distance of 154 Km from Madurai, Rameshwaram is a pilgrimage centre of nationwide importance, as Rama is said to have worshipped Shiva here on his way back from SriLanka. The temple is in the island of Rameshwaram, the Banares of the South, connected to the mainland with the help of a bridge.
The great temple of Sri Ramanatha is connected by tradition with Kashi. A pilgrimage to Kashi is not considered complete without a pilgrimage to Rameshwaram. The groups of pilgrims are quite old, walked huge distances to the two temples, taking months and years, and some failing to survive the rigours and dangers of such incredibly long journeys.
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 Temple Architecture: The temple is situated 264m east to west and 200m north to south and with three Prakaras, two big Gopuras and two more unfinished ones, faces east, a few metres from the sea. It contains two Lingas under worship. There are innumerable other shrines and twenty-two "Tirthas" or sacred bathing places.
At the main eastern entrance stands a huge Gopura of nine storeys and 38.4m high. The outermost, or third, corridor, 196m length and 120.4 width, is one of the achievements of the Hindu artist down the ages. There are four thousand pillars, each 3.7m high. All are located on a platform 1.5m high. They look like an orderly, Petrified Forest. The western Gopura is smaller than the eastern, but still impressive, being 24m high. On the northern and southern sides there are unfinished Gopuras.
 Sethu: It is located 5km south of the temple, where there is a celebrated temple of Sri Anjaneya and where, tradition holds, Sri Rama built a bridge to Sri Lanka. In Devipatnam, or Navapashanam, also by the sea, there are nine stones visible at low tide. It is believed that they were set up by Sri Rama to represent the nine planets, the Navagrahas.
 How to reach Rameshwarm
By Air: The nearest airport is at Madurai, at a distance of 154-km.
By Rail: Rameshwaram is well connected by trains from all the major cities of India.
By Road: It has wide network of roads connect it to other cties.State transport buses are available from the railway station to the various places in and around Rameshwaram.
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