rameshwaram
2. INTRODUCTION
Rameswaram is called as “Corridor of faith”. Rameswaram is a famous religious destination in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The name “Rama Eswaram” itself shows the Hindu religion gods Raman and Eshwran. Rameswaram is also known as Pamban Island because Pamban Bridge connects the island to the Indian Territory.
According to Hindu mythology, Rameswaram is the place where the Hindu god Rama constructed a bridge, across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. Along with Kashi, Rameswaram is considered as one of the famous sacred sites in India to the followers of Hindu religion. It is consider as the four most religious places (Char Dham) of worship in India. Because of the religious importance of the place, it is named as the Varanasi of the South India. Rameswaram is also a main fishing centre of Tamil Nadu.
3. LOCATION
Rameswaram is a small island in the Gulf of Mannar located in the Ramanathapuram district of the Tamil Nadu. Rameshwaram is located which has Bay of Bengal in the north, Srilanka in the east, India mainland in the west and Indian ocean in the south. It is located about 572 kilometers from the Chennai, the capital city of Tamilnadu.
Rameswaram has an average altitude of 10 metres (32 feet). The island is about 61.8 square kilometres area and has the shape of a conch. The area has mostly sandy soil due to the presence of sea and it has many islands surrounding it, the Palk Strait in the North West and Gulf of Mannar in the south East.
4. TRANSPORTATION
Rameshwaram is an island which is nearby the Indian mainland is connected by the Pamban bridge. Rameshwaram is well connected by road, rail and air.
4.1 BY AIR
Madurai which is 174 kms away from Rameshwaram has the nearest domestic airport. And Chennai 572 kilometers away from Rameshwaram has the international airport. Indian Airlines connects Madurai with Chennai, Thiruchirapalli ( Trichy ), Bangalore and Mumbai.
4.2 BY RAIL
Rameshwaram has a
Rameswaram is called as “Corridor of faith”. Rameswaram is a famous religious destination in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The name “Rama Eswaram” itself shows the Hindu religion gods Raman and Eshwran. Rameswaram is also known as Pamban Island because Pamban Bridge connects the island to the Indian Territory.
According to Hindu mythology, Rameswaram is the place where the Hindu god Rama constructed a bridge, across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. Along with Kashi, Rameswaram is considered as one of the famous sacred sites in India to the followers of Hindu religion. It is consider as the four most religious places (Char Dham) of worship in India. Because of the religious importance of the place, it is named as the Varanasi of the South India. Rameswaram is also a main fishing centre of Tamil Nadu.
3. LOCATION
Rameswaram is a small island in the Gulf of Mannar located in the Ramanathapuram district of the Tamil Nadu. Rameshwaram is located which has Bay of Bengal in the north, Srilanka in the east, India mainland in the west and Indian ocean in the south. It is located about 572 kilometers from the Chennai, the capital city of Tamilnadu.
Rameswaram has an average altitude of 10 metres (32 feet). The island is about 61.8 square kilometres area and has the shape of a conch. The area has mostly sandy soil due to the presence of sea and it has many islands surrounding it, the Palk Strait in the North West and Gulf of Mannar in the south East.
4. TRANSPORTATION
Rameshwaram is an island which is nearby the Indian mainland is connected by the Pamban bridge. Rameshwaram is well connected by road, rail and air.
4.1 BY AIR
Madurai which is 174 kms away from Rameshwaram has the nearest domestic airport. And Chennai 572 kilometers away from Rameshwaram has the international airport. Indian Airlines connects Madurai with Chennai, Thiruchirapalli ( Trichy ), Bangalore and Mumbai.
4.2 BY RAIL
Rameshwaram has a