Tirthas of Rameswaram

There are sixty-four Tīrthas (holy water bodies) in and around the island of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India.Murali (2000), p. 574 According to Skānda Purāṇa, twenty-four of them are important.Setu Māhātmyam, Adhyāya 2, verse 104 Bathing in these Tīrthas is a major aspect of the pilgrimage to Rameswaram and is considered equivalent to penance.Setu Māhātmyam, Adhyāya 1, verse 24 Twenty-two of the Tīrthas are within the Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple.Seturaman (2001), p. 216

List of Tīrthas Tīrthas Location Type Notes Cakra Tīrtham Tirupullāni(DarbhaśayanamSetu Māhātmyam, Adhyāya 3, verse 10) Large Pond Vetāla Varada Tīrtham south of Chakra Tirtham of TirupullaniSetu Māhātmyam, Adhyāya 8, verse 3 Pāpa Vināśa Tīrtham GandhamādhanaSītā Kuṇḍam near Thangachimadam Not accessible due to new habitation. Maṅgala Tīrtham near Ekānta Rāma Temple Large Pond Amṛta Vāpī near Ekānta Rāma Temple Well Brahma Kuṇḍam Hanumān Kuṇḍam North of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Large Pond Agastya Tīrtham North-east of Rāmanāthasvāmī TempleSeturaman (2001), p. 224 Small Pond Lakṣmaṇa Tīrtham West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway Large Pond Jaṭā Tīrtham On the way to Dhanushkodi Large Pond Lakṣmī Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Agni Tīrtham Beach east of Rāmanāthasvāmī TempleSeturaman (2001), p. 221 Sea Cakra Tīrtham of Ramanathaswamy Temple Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Śiva Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī TempleSeturaman (2001), p. 219 Well Śaṅkha Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Yamunā Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Gaṅgā Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Gayā Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Koṭi Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī TempleSeturaman (2001), p. 217 Well Sātyāmṛta Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī TempleSeturaman (2001), p. 218 Well Amutha Tīrtham Dhanuṣkoṭī Tīrtham DhanushkodiSeturaman (2001), p. 222 Sea Nāga Tīrtham North-east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Small Pond Nakula Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Small Pond Sahadeva Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Small Pond Draupadī Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Small Pond Bhīma Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Small Pond Arjuna Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Small Pond Jāmbavān Tīrtham Well Aṅgada Tīrtham Well Sugrīva Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Large Pond Rāma Tīrtham West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highwayLarge Pond Sītā Tīrtham West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway Small Pond Ṛṇa Vimocana Tīrtham near Ekaanta Rama TempleLarge PondVilluṇḍi Tīrtham near Thangachimadam Well In the middle of the ocean, a few metres away from the beachKapi TīrthamPaamban Bhairava Tīrtham Amṛta Tīrtham On the way to Gandhamadana Dharma Tīrtham Gandhamādana Tīrtham Pancha Pāṇḍava Tīrtham near Ekaanta Rama Temple Vāli Tīrtham Gaja Tīrtham Kumuda Tīrtham Śāradā Tīrtham Paraśurāma Tīrtham Sarva Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Candra Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Sūrya Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Brahma-hatti Vimocana Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Mādhava Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī TempleSeturaman (2001), p. 220 Well Nala Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Nīla Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Gavaya Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Gavākṣa Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Gandhamādana Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Sāvitrī Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Sarasvatī Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well Gāyatrī Tīrtham Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple Well

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