Rameshwaram Temple
Of the four Dhams, Rameshwaram is another hindu temple that is located in Tamil India. The temple is dedicated to lord Shiva and is one of the twelve jyotirlingas in India. It resides in the Rameshwaram district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is the oldest and dates back to treta yug when Lord Rama is said to be born. Mythological History According to Hindu Mythology, Rameshwaram means abode of Shiva who was worshipped by Rama of Valmiki’s ramayan. Lord Rama installed the linga inside the temple to absolve him of the sins that he had committed during war by killing a brahma. Thus, he asked Hanuman to get linga from Himalayas. When Hanuman took too long to return with the Linga, Sita, the wife of Rama built a linga out of sand and installed the same inside the temple. This lingam resides as the prime deity in the temple and is called Ramalingam. Later, Hanuman brought the lingam with him and the same was installed along with Sita’s lingam. This ligam is named as the Viswalingam. ...