History, Best Places to Visit, Char Dham and Travel Guide of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Rameswaram, one of the Char Dham of India and sacred place of one of the twelve Jyotirlinga is small town of Ramanathapuram district Tamil Nadu, India but major pilgrimage destination, located on Pamban Island also known as Rameswaram Island, in gulf of Mannar. It is connected to the mainland by Pamban Bridge and about 40 kilometres from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka.
As per the legend, Lord Ram had built a bridge from Rameswaram to Sri Lanka on the sea to release Mata Sita from Demon King Ravana. In battle of Lord Shri Ram and Ravana, God Ram had killed the Demon King Ravana – also the great devotee of Lord Shiva and Brahman. Thus, Lord Rama had installed Shivlinga here at Ra