Rameshwaram (Setu Bandha) - Rameshwara Jyotirlinga and where Sri Rama worshipped Lord Shiva

► Rameshwaram (Jyotirlinga) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (All India Char Dham)
(Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu)

☗ Gandhamadana Parvat
☁ Sea Shore (Rameshwaram)
◼ 22 Teerthams inside Temple
(Tamil Nadu Eastern Coastal Plain)

(Valmiki Ramayana)
(Skanda Purana - Setu Mahatmya)

• Shiva: Sri Rama worshipped Lord Shiva in Rameshwaram and was granted the boon of victory against Ravana. Thereafter Lord Shiva abided there as Rameshwara Jyotirlinga.
- Ramanathaswamy Temple

• Rama: Sri Rama worshipped Lord Shiva at Rameshwaram before waging war with Ravana at Lanka.
- Sri Rama gave refuge to Vibhisana while camping in the Southern Sea.
- Sri Rama gave protection to Shuka in the Southern Sea.
- Sri Rama encountered the Ocean-god in the Southern Sea to get a way to cross the ocean.
- Sri Rama built a bridge across the ocean to Lanka with the help of the vanaras.
- Ramanathaswamy Temple
- Kothandaramaswamy Temple (10 km)
- Jatayu Teertham Temple (20 km)
- Thirupullani Darbha Sayana Rama (60 km)
- Rama Setu
- Dhanuskodi

• Devi: Rameshwaram has some Devi temples.
- Devi Parvathavardhini
- Devi Vishalakshi
- Devi Bhadrakali
- Nambunayakai Amman
- Devipattinam (70 km)

• Hanuman: Rameshwaram has some Hanuman temples.
- Panchamukha Hanuman Temple

• Others:
- Devipattinam Navagraha Temples (70 km)


परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 2 (Rameshwaram has the Rameshwara Jyotirlinga)

शोषितसरिदीशार्थित राम् ॥ विभीषणाभयदायक राम् ॥ पर्वतसेतुनिबन्धक राम् ॥
राम् राम् जय राजा राम् । राम् राम् जय सीता राम् ।
- Nama Ramayana - verse 64 to 66 (Sri Rama built a bridge from Rameshwaram to Lanka)


(Valmiki Ramayana)
(Skanda Purana - Setu Mahatmya)

▬ Sri Rama giving refuge to Vibhisana
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 6 to 19)
▬ Sri Rama protecting Shuka
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 20)
▬ Sri Rama encountering the Ocean-god
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 19 to 22)
▬ Sri Rama building a bridge across the ocean
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 22)

► Rameshwaram - Ramanathaswamy Temple
(Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu)

Rameshwaram Ramanathaswamy Temple is identified with the Rameshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

◼ 22 Teerthams inside Temple:
(1) Mahalakshmi Teertham
(2) Savitri Teertham
(3) Gayatri Teertham
(4) Saraswati Teertham
(5) Setu Madhava Teertham
(6) Gandhamadana Teertham
(7) Kavatcha Teertham
(8) Gavaya Teertham
(9) Nala Teertham
(10) Neela Teertham
(11) Shanku Teertham
(12) Chakra Teertham
(13) Brahmahati Vimochana Teertham
(14) Surya Teertham
(15) Chandra Teertham
(16) Ganga Teertham
(17) Yamuna Teertham
(18) Gaya Teertham
(19) Shiva Teertham
(20) Satyamirtha Teertham
(21) Sarva Teertham
(22) Kodi Teertham

◼ Teerthams outside Temple:
- Agni Teertham
- Rama Teertham
- Sita Teertham
- Lakshmana Teertham
- Villoondi Teertham
- Jada Teertham