Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
also spelt Rameswaram Temple · Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga · Ramanathar Temple · இராமேஸ்வரம் இராமநாதசுவாமி கோயில் · रामेश्वरम मंदिर
Presiding Deity & Shrines
3 ShrinesSthala Purana
Tradition holds that Rama worshipped Shiva here after the war with Ravana. When Hanuman was slow to return with a linga from Kailash, Sita made one of sand, which is worshipped as Ramanathaswamy; the linga Hanuman brought, the Vishwalingam, is worshipped first.
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History
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the four Char Dham pilgrimage sites. Its outer corridor is often described as the longest temple corridor in India; much of the corridor work was done under the Sethupathi rulers of Ramanathapuram in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Practical details
- Address
- Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
- Nearest airport
- Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · 100 km, straight line
- Nearest railway
- Rameswaram, about 1 km
- Darshan timings
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05:00 – 13:00 IST
15:00 – 21:00 IST
Last verified 15 Sep 2026
- Entry & dress code
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Traditional dress is expected. Most Devotees bathe in the sea at Agni Theertham and then in the temple wells before darshan.
Last verified 15 Sep 2026
Sevas
2 listed-
Bath in the 22 temple wells (theerthams)
Daily, 05:00 – 13:00 IST
₹25
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Tila Homam for ancestors
Mornings, booked with the temple priests
Depends on the rites chosen
Prices last verified 15 Sep 2026
Known for
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