Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
Overview
Rāmanāthasvāmī at Rāmeśvaram is both one of the twelve Jyotirliṅgas and the southern dhāma of the Chār Dhām, the only kṣetra that anchors both circuits. Setubandha–Rāmeśvara is named in the Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga Stotram, and the temple's sanctity rests on the Rāma tradition: the Lord of this liṅga is Rāma's own Nātha. The Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department administers the temple.
Sthala Purāṇa tradition · sacred narrative
Per the Setu Māhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa's Brahma Khaṇḍa, Śrī Rāma, together with Sītā, established and worshipped the liṅga at Setubandha — seeking Śiva's grace after the war in Laṅkā — and the tīrthas of the island bestow purification on pilgrims who bathe in them before darśana.
Festivals pending sourcing
Festival calendar and the temple's celebrated pooja schedule to be added once the HR&CE temple pages (geo-blocked from the build environment on 2026-08-01) can be read — not shipped unsourced.
Visiting verified official data
- Darshan Hours
- Morning 05:00 AM – 01:00 PM; evening 03:00 PM – 09:00 PM (per the Government of India tourism portal; confirm against HR&CE pages when reachable).last verified 2026-08-01 · official source
- Aarti Times pending sourcing
- The HR&CE pooja-timings page for the temple exists but was unreachable from the build environment on 2026-08-01; pooja timings will be added only once read from the official page.
Official
- Administration
- Administered under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department — temple record TM035671.last verified 2026-08-01 · official source
- Website
- https://rameswaramramanathar.hrce.tn.gov.in/last verified 2026-08-01 · official source
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Map
Related in the knowledge graph
Part of circuit
- Collection
The Twelve Jyotirlingas
Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga - Collection
The Char Dham
Chār Dhām
Enshrines
- Deity
Shiva
Śiva
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