Ramanathaswamy Temple | Agni Teertham | Rameshwaram Yatra - ராமேசுவரம் கோவில் உருவான வரலாறு
Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple is located at Rameshwaram in Ramanathapuram District. It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. In the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, prayed to Shiva here to absolved committed during his war against the demon-king Ravana that is why this place is called "Rameshwaram".
There are 22 Tīrthas inside of temple as pond or well and other 22 Tīrthas are outside of temple (inside of sea). The first and major one is called "Agni Theertham". The sea Bathing in these Tīrthas is a major aspect of the pilgrimage to Rameswaram and is considered equivalent to penance.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Y6QSUyb1GjTzwEoSAAgni Tirtham is one of the Tirthas of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The beach east of Ramanathaswamy Temple is known by this name. This Tirtham is one of the most visited Tirthams of Rameswaram for a holy bath.
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