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Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rāmanātasvāmi Kōyil) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.It is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples.
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, referred to as the Grishneshwar temple in Shiva Purana, is one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines mentioned in the Shiva Purana. According to Shiv Puran, Grishneshwar is one of the Shiva Jyotirlinga which is situated near Ellora village, less than a kilometer from UNESCO site Ellora Caves in Chhatrapati Sambhaji ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples. [2] The 12 Jyotirlinga temples ... Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu: 12 ...
Rameswaram (IPA: [ɾaːmeːsʋaɾam]; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Mannar Island , Sri Lanka.
Rameswaram Temple, Rameswaram Rameswaram is located in the state of Tamil Nadu , in the southern part of the Indian peninsula. According to legend, this is the place where Rama , along with his brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman, built a bridge (Rama Setu) to reach Lanka to rescue his wife Sita, who had been abducted by Lanka's ruler Ravana.
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The jyotirlinga is enshrined in the sanctuary and placed on a silver platform. The structure of the temple is composed of three parts. The first consists of a 15.5-meter-high spire on the temple; the second is a gold dome ; and the third is the gold spire within the sanctuary bearing a flag and a trident .
The main occupation of people live here is fishing and its allied occupations. As Thangachimadam is located in the middle of the Rameswaram island it has sea access on both sides North and Side. This advantage facilitates the fishing for the entire year. Also coconut and jasmine farming activities exist at a considerable level.