Sri Ramanathasamy Temple is located in Rameshwaram mainland and on the Banks of Bay of Bengal. This Temple is built on a whopping 15 Acres of land. This Temple is so huge that it has 4 Rajagopurams on all the four sides  of the Temple. The Rajagopuram on  the East and West are much bigger than those built North and South. The Eastern Rajagopuram is made up of 9 tiers. On entering the Temple premises there is a Bali Peedam, a Dwajasthambam and a Nandhi Vaaganam facing the Sanctum Sanctorum. On the right is a Sannadhi for Anjaneya Swamy who is said to be of 16 feet high. He is sunk 8 feet below the ground touching the Sea and the remaining 8 feet of the Idol is visible outside.  There are Idols of Ganapathi and Subramanyar  on the way to the Moolasthanam. There are two more Sub Shrines like this for Vinayagar and Subramaniyar. In the first corridor the Idols of Suryan, Usha, Prathyuksha, Sankaralingam along with the 63 Nayanmargal are kept. In the Western corridor the Idols of Vachreswarar, Manonmani, Kandhan, Sankaranarayanan, Arthanaareeswarar, Ganga Nadhar and Chandrasekar are kept. The Northern corridor has Idols for Rama, Seetha, Lakshmana, Hanuman and  Vibheeshana, Natarajar, Sivakami. Among these Natarajar Idol is well placed beneath a Rudhraksha Pandhal. Chandran is seen along with Rohini and Krithigai. There are Idols for Rama, Seetha, Lakshmana, Anjaneya, Vibhishanan too. Lingothbavar’s Idol and the Uppu Lingam prepared by the Ambal Devotee, Rayar is also seen here. The Ambals’s Shrine is South facing and She is also known here as Parvadhavarthini or Malai Valar Kaadhali. Close to the Ambal Shrine the Idols for Kalyana Sundaresar, Thirumaal, Brahmman are seen. It is said that Devotees who come to this Temple ought to bathe first in the Agni Theertham which is the Bay of Bengal. This Temple has the longest Corridor among all Hindu Temples. There are 64 Sacred Tanks out of which 22 are considered as important than the rest. These 22 Tanks represent Lord Rama's 22 Arrows in His Quiver. Bay of Bengal which is known as Agni Theertham here is considered as the first Theertham.This Temple is known as Paadal Petra Sthalam since this Temple was praised by Nayanars, Appar, Sundarar and Tirugnana Sambandar. Vinayagar Chathurthi, Aippasi Annabishegam, Arudhra Dharisanam, Masi Magam, Pradhosham, Navarathri, Maha Shivarathiri are some of the festivals are celebrated in a grand manner.

Contact Details: Shankar 96778 21794, Sivamani 94420 49468 and 04573 221223

Temple Timing: 5 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 9 PM

Distance from Karaikudi to Rameswaram is 140 Kms

Distance from Devakottai to Rameswaram is 124 Kms

Distance from Ramanathapuram to Rameswaram is 55 Kms

Distance from Dhanuskodi to Rameswaram is 19 Kms

Distance from  Devipattinam to Rameswaram is 67 Kms

Distance from Madurai to to Rameswaram is 173 Kms

Distance from Thirupullani to Rameswaram is 57 Kms

Distance from Kovilpatti to Rameswaram is 182 Kms

Distance from Sivakasi to Rameswaram is 202 Kms

Distance from Virudhunagar to Rameswaram is 177 Kms

Distance from Thiruvadanai to Rameswaram is 105 Kms

Distance from Uthrakosamangai to Rameswaram is 72 Kms

Distance from Chennai to Rameswaram is 559 Kms

Distance from Hyderabad to Rameswaram is 1167 Kms

Distance from Bangalore to Rameswaram is 606 Kms

Distance from Thiruvananthapuram to Rameswaram is 383 Kms

Nearest Railway Station is Rameswaram R.S.

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