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5 Must Visit Tirthas In Rameswaram

There are around 64 tirthas in Rameswaram, among the 64 tirthas, there are 24 tirthas that are considered to be very important and all of them are located inside the Ramanathasamy temple.

Here is the list of 5 important tirthas one should visit when they go to Rameswaram.

Agni Theertham

Agni Theertham - Rameswaram
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Agni Theertham is one of the most visited holy water bodies of 64 Theerthams in Rameswaram Island. People who want to visit the Main Ramanathapuram Temple and bath in 22 Theertham inside the temple has to bath in this Theertham first.

The belief is that Goddess Sita set fire herself to prove her purity to her husband Lord Rama, the Agni god( The God of Fire) appeared in that place and confirmed that the Sita is pure and sinless.

But this made Agni God make a sin by touching a married and sinless woman, so he worshipped Lord Shiva here and took bath in the nearby theertham to clear up his sins. And so this place is referred to Angi Theertham.

Taking a holy bath at this theertham is believed to clear off the sins and bad karma of a person. Besides the holy bath, here people do rituals like prohithams, yangnya and tharpanam to the dead people in order to offer them Moksha.

And another belief in this place is if childless couple bath in this theertham and visit the temple for blessings, they will be blessed with a child.

  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry Timings: 5:00 AM – 6:00 PM / all days

Jada Theertham

Jada Theertham - Rameswaram
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Jada Theertham is another well known holy water body from 64 theertham in Rameswaram. Pilgrims also visit this Theertham to take holy bath in their tour.

The name Jada Theertham came from its connection with the Mythology history- when Rama returned to Rameswaram after killing Ravana, he washed his hair (Jada) in this water tank before going to the Shiva Temple to perform rituals.

People also believe that this is the place where the mighty Bird Jatayu died after Ravana chopped the wings of Jadayu when it was fighting to Save Sita.

There is a temple dedicated to Lord Rama in this place. There is another temple called Kaveri Theertham dedicated to Lord Kapardis Vara near to this place.

This small temple is filled with interesting sculptures and paintings which give the devotees a great experience and also the temple is built below a Huge Peepal tree which is believed that Goddess Sita and Lord Lakshmana took rest.

  • Timings: 6:00 am – 11:00 am and 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Entry Fee: Free

Sugreevar Theertham

Sugreevar Theertham - Rameswaram
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Sugreevar Theertham or temple is another temple nearby Gandamandana Parvatham dedicated to Lord Sugreevar, the king of vanara sena.

According to the legends, the vanara sena King Sugreevar has great importance in the War between Rama and Ravana as he helped Rama with his army to defeat Ravana.

And near to this Theertham, there is a pond named Sita Kund, which is full of beautiful Pink Lotus dedicated to Goddess Sita.

  • Timings: 6.00 AM – 7.00 PM
  • Entry Fee: Free

Villoondi Theertham

Villoondi Theertham - Rameswaram
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The Viloondi Theertham is located in the Thangachimadam village in Pamban Island, a 6.8 km from Rameswaram town. It is one of the 64 Theertham in Rameswaram.

This theertham is a well near the coastal line of the sea. Though sea water is present near the well, the water inside the Theertham tastes like pure sweet water. It is said that while returning to the Ayodhya after all the rituals and Shiva pooja in Rameswaram,

Lord Rama’s wife Sita felt thirst and asked him to arrange water to drink to her and whole army. So Lord Rama released an arrow from his bow and created a spring with sweet water near the sea to quench their thirst.

There is a small shrine near to this Theertham for God Shiva as Thrayambakeshvarar. And the other temples near to this place are Ekantha Ramar temple and Sri Balathandayuthapani Swamy temple.

  • Timings: 6.00 AM – 7.00 PM
  • Entry Fee: Free

Lakshmana Theertham

Lakshmana Theertham - Rameswaram
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Lakshmana Theertham is one of the 64 Theerthams in Rameswaram and sacred place to take bath by the devotee. As the name suggests, this shrine is dedicated to Lord Lakshmana.

Here the Lord Lakshmana installed a Shiva linga to workship to remove his sins and took bath in the pond. The sculpted and painted temple with beautiful bond near to it makes it a great place to visit.

These are the 5 must visit tirthas in Rameswaram.

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