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Rameshwara Kshetra (Setu) (Rameshwaram)


• Meditation:

Rameshwara Jyotirlinga (Southern Sea): I meditate on Lord Shiva granting boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana.


• Greatness:

Rameshwara Jyotirlinga (Setu Kshetra) (Rameshwaram):

Sri Rama worshipping Lord Shiva Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu Rameshwaram (Setu) (Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu):
Sea Shore (Rameshwaram)
Gandhamadana Parvat

Shiva: Ramanathaswamy Temple
Rama: Ramanathaswamy Temple, Kothandaramaswamy Temple (10 km), Jatayu Tirtham Temple (20 km), Thirupullani Darbha Sayana Rama (60 km)
Devi: Devi Parvathavardhini, Devi Vishalakshi, Devi Bhadrakali, Nambunayakai Amman, Devipattinam (70 km)
22 Tirthams inside Temple: (1) Mahalakshmi Tirtham (2) Savitri Tirtham (3) Gayatri Tirtham (4) Saraswati Tirtham (5) Setu Madhava Tirtham (6) Gandhamadana Tirtham (7) Kavatcha Tirtham (8) Gavaya Tirtham (9) Nala Tirtham (10) Neela Tirtham (11) Shanku Tirtham (12) Chakra Tirtham (13) Brahmahati Vimochana Tirtham (14) Surya Tirtham (15) Chandra Tirtham (16) Ganga Tirtham (17) Yamuna Tirtham (18) Gaya Tirtham (19) Shiva Tirtham (20) Satyamirtha Tirtham (21) Sarva Tirtham (22) Kodi Tirtham
Tirthams outside Temple: Agni Tirtham, Rama Tirtham, Sita Tirtham, Lakshmana Tirtham, Villoondi Tirtham, Jada Tirtham
Hanuman: Panchamukha Hanuman Temple
Navagrahas: Devipattinam (70 km)
Others: Ram Setu, Dhanuskodi

Greatness:

1. Jyotirlinga: Rameshwaram is identified with the Rameshwara Jyotirlinga. Where Lord Shiva granted boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana.

2. Paadal Petra Sthalam: Rameshwaram is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams (Rameshwaram).

Puranic References:
Skanda Purana - Setu Mahatmya (About Rameshwaram)
Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 31 (About Rameshwara Jyotirlinga)


• Places to See:

Presence of Lord Shiva in Rameshwaram:
Rameshwara JyotirlingaRameshwara Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva granted boon to Sri Rama for victory against Ravana.
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 31)

Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil NaduRameshwaram
Rameshwaram Temple is identified with the Rameshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.


• Location:

Rameshwaram Temple is located in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. The temple can be visited from Rameshwaram (within city).


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