About this place
Island temple of Ramanathaswamy — southern Char Dham and Jyotirlinga on the tip of India.
Linked to the Ramayana’s Setu crossing; one of Hinduism’s great southern pilgrimage destinations.
Where you'll find it
Contemplating
On these routes
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Hindu
12 Jyotirlinga Yatra
Pan-Indian pilgrimage to the twelve Jyotirlingas — self-manifested forms of Shiva as pillars of light.
India & Nepal
Hindu
Hindu Char Dham
The classical four-cornered Hindu pilgrimage of India — Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Rameswaram.
India & Nepal
Hindu
Rama Circuit (Ramayana Trail)
Sites of Rama’s life and exile — from Ayodhya through forest tirthas to Rameswaram.
India & Nepal
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Other centers and temples in the same tradition.
