Rameswaram/Rameshwaram is a temple town located in Rameswaram (Pamban) Island in Ramanathapuram district of Tamilnadu in INDIA. Rameswaram is connected with Indian mainland by a century old (Opened in 1914) Pamban road and rail sea bridge. It was India’s first and longest (2065 metres) Sea Bridge before Bandra-Worli sea link. The rail bridge is double leaf bascule bridge, which can be raised to pass ships and boats under the bridge. India’s former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam belongs to Rameswaram. India’s tallest (323 metres) television transmission tower is located here and it was owned by Doordarsan (National television broadcaster of India). Talaimannar (North western point of Srilanka) is 30km away from Dhanushkodi (South eastern tip of Rameswaram Island).
Rameswaram is one of the four holiest places (char dhams) of the Hindus along with Badrinath, Puri and Dwaraka. Rameswaram and its surrounding places are related to the epic Ramayana. According to Ramayana, Rama built a bridge between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar to Srilanka to save his wife Sita from by killing the abductor Ravana. After this incident Rama prayed here to Lord Shiva to absolve the sins that he might have occurred during the war against Ravana in Srilanka.
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| Pamban Road Bridge across sea |
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| A view of Pamban Rail Bridge from Road Bridge |
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| A view of Pamban Rail Bridge from Road Bridge |
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| Men at Work - A view of Pamban Rail Bridge from Road Bridge |
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| A view of from Road Bridge |
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| A far view from Road Bridge |
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| A combined view of Pamban rail & road Bridge |
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| Light house at Rameswaram (Pamban) island |
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| Light house at Rameswaram (Pamban) island |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Agnitheertham, Rameswaram |
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| Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram |
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| Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram |
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| Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram |
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| Electric vehicle for Travelers |
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Gandamadana Parvatham (Highest point in the Rameswaram Island).
A far view of TV tower of Doordarshan (National Broadcaster of India), it is the Tallest structure in India (323 metres) | |
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| Gandamadana Parvatham (Highest point in the Rameswaram Island). |
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| Gandamadana Parvatham (Highest point in the Rameswaram Island). |
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| Lakshmana Theertham, Rameswaram |
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| Lakshmana Theertham, Rameswaram |
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| Lakshmana Theertham, Rameswaram |
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| Mobile Maintanance Unit of Indian Railways at Pamban Bridge |
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| Beach Park, Pamban Bridge |
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| Beach Park, Pamban Bridge |
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| Beach Park, Pamban Bridge |
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| Beach Park, Pamban Bridge |
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| Beach Park, Pamban Bridge |
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| Adi Jagannatha Perumal Temple, Thiruppullani |
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| Adi Jagannatha Perumal Temple, Thiruppullani |
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| Temple Pond, Adi Jagannatha Perumal Temple, Thiruppullani |
Photo Album | Rameswaram-Dhanuskodi - Part 2
Location
Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram Dist., Tamilnadu, INDIA
