Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameshwaram temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. Chardham of India- Rameshwaram. Nearest Airport is Madurai.
According to Hindu epic Ramayana,Lord Ram, the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, prayed to Shiva here to absolve any sins that he might have committed during his war against the demon-king Ravana in SriLanka.
There are two lingams inside the sanctum – According to tradition, one built by Rama from sand, residing as the main deity, called the Ramalingam, and the one brought by Lord Hanuman from Kailash, called the Vishvalingam.
The Advaita school of Hinduism established by Adi Shankara attributes the origin of Char Dham to the seer. The four monasteries are located across the four corners of India and their attendant temples are Badrinath Temple at Badrinath in the North, Jagannath Temple at Puri in the East, Dwarakadheesh Temple at Dwarka in the West and Rameshwaram at Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu in the South.
Chardham of India- Rameshwaram