Did you know this little-known fact about Rameswaram’s Ramanatha Swamy temple?

Did you know this little-known fact about Rameswaram’s Ramanatha Swamy temple?



In several ways, the Ramanatha Swamy temple in Rameswaram is like any other temple in south India — ornate, huge and awe-inducing. But what makes this temple particularly interesting is its very, very long corridors. Its outer set of corridors is 6.9 m in height and stretches for 400 feet to the west and as many feet to the east and some 640 feet to the north and south. This makes the Ramanathaswamy temple’s corridor the longest in the world. What makes the corridor even more awesome is the fact that it is held by some 1,212 pillars, each of them measuring 30 feet in height with most having compositions carved on them.



Ramanathaswamy Temple Hall

The temple has 22 theerthams (or tanks) where devotees bathe before paying their respects to the presiding deity and is also home to Spatika lingam that is believed to be one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of the world.
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Rameswaram was one of the last stops of Rama and Lakshmana in the Indian peninsula before they constructed a bridge to cross over to Lanka and battle Ravana. On his way back, having defeated Ravana and rescued Sita, Rama stopped by again to seek forgiveness from Shiva for having killed a bramhin (Ravana). Since Rameswaram didn’t have any lingams, he dispatched Hanumana to get one for him. With time running out and no sign of Hanumana returning, Rama followed the advice of the elders and requested Sita to create a lingam out of sand. Meanwhile, Hanumana returned with a lingam from Mount Kailasa and was upset at seeing Rama worshiping another one. Rama assured Hanumana that he would worship the one he brought first. Thus, even though the temple has two lingams, the vishwalingam receives preferential treatment to this day.

Ramanathaswamy Temple Hall

The temple has 22 theerthams (or tanks) where devotees bathe before paying their respects to the presiding deity and is also home to Spatika lingam that is believed to be one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of the world.

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