During the construction of the Rama Setu (bridge) at Rameswaram by Lord Rama and the Vanara Sena, a little squirrel also contributed in its own little way.
It is believed that Lord Hanuman flew back to Rameswaram without the lingam from Himalaya and later a small lingam was installed and consecrated at Rameswaram that Lord Rama and Lady Sita used to worship Lord Shiva.
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The legend goes that Lord Hanuman, while flying back to the south, carrying shiva lingam from the Himalaya for being installed at Rameswaram, happened to see very beautiful lotus flowers (kamal-pushpa)in the region.
Rameswaram of South India, which had come under the control of Sri Lanka during the reign of Parākramabāhu I, continued to be part of Sri Lankan kingdom during the reign of Nissanka Malla as well.
In 2012, its recorded that as many as 3,768 pilgrims including 875 women on Saturday began their journey to attend St. Antony's Church festival here.According to sources, in 2012, as many as 35 country boats and 106 mechanized boats ferried the pilgrims, mostly from Rameswaram, Thangatchimadam and Mandapam.
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As many as 35 country boats and 106 mechanized boats ferried the pilgrims, mostly from Rameswaram.
This train is also religiously important, as it joins two places of religious significance; namely Lord Krishna's Dwarka and Rameswaram, which lies close to Thoothukudi.
Gandhamadana is located 3 kilometres from Rameswaram, almost midway between the western edge of the island and the ghost-town of Dhanushkodi at the corner of the eastern promonotory.
There were trains to different destinations in India like Mumbai, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Rameswaram.
The first schedule was shot in late 2008 in various places in Tamil Nadu including Dhanushkodi, Madurai, Tenkasi, Thiruchendur, Karaikudi and Rameswaram.
The Rameswaram TV Tower is situated in the town of Rameswaram, which is a third grade municipality in the Ramanathapuram district, an administrative district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The Sethupathis (the guardian of the Isthmus of Rameswaram) were the rulers of the Ramnad and Sivaganga regions during the beginning of the 17th century.