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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. ...

Jagannath Puri temple is one of the main attractions of Puri. Not just as a tourist destination but this place has huge significance in Hinduism. Located in Bhubaneswar district of Odisha, the temple is of utmost relevance as it is one if the char dhams of Moksha. The huge number of travelers flock to the place not just for its magnificent but a lot of other enigmatic activities Mythological History Jagannath temple has a vast history about King IndraDyumna who in his pursuit to find the deity Nila Madhava did a lot of efforts. He asked different brahmanas to go find the deity which only Vidyapati was able to find. According to hindu mythology, king Indradyumna constructed a temple for Lord Brahma and was asked to wait to call architects to carve out figures of deities. As he was anxious about meeting the lord, he opened the doors of the temple before time and saw that the figures had incomplete limbs and fingers. Feeling bad about his anxiousness, he decided to end his life by ...