Rameswaram Travel Guide

The Beginning of the End: ( Dhanushkodi Super Cyclonic Storm: (1964): ) “ I was about six years old when my father embarked on the project of building a wooden sailboat to take pilgrims from Rameshwaram to Dhanushkodi, (also called Sethukkarai), and back. He worked at building the boat on the seashore, with the help of a relative, Ahmed Jallaluddin, who later married my sister, Zohara. I watched the boat take shape. The wooden hull and the bulkheads were seasoned with the heat from wood fires. My father was doing good business with the boat when, one day, a cyclone bringing winds of over 100 miles per hour carried away our boat, along with some of the landmass of Sethukkarai. The Pamban Bridge collapsed with the train full of passengers on it. Until then, I had only seen the beauty of the sea, now its uncontrollable energy came as a revelation to me.”                ...

In the ancient times (before the arrival of lord Rama) Rameswaram land is named as “Gandhamadhanam”, and it is also said that even before the arrival of Rama, there is an shiva temple existed in the Rameswaram. Here you can get the list of the Various ancient Indian scriptures (Link of scripture list should be linked) those who talks about Rameswaram and its sacredness. Read More:  rameswaramtravelguide.com Historical evidences states that Various types of conches (mainly the Right hand conch ) and pearls (white, black ,brown) are exported to different countries like China, Arabia, Sumeria, Egypt, Rome etc ., during the period of pandya and chola kingdom .Rameswaram acts as a important Harbour in that time. The granite stones were obtained from various mountains and transported to Rameswaram by means of ships Udaiyaan sethupathi with the help of Srilankan (Tamil) king Pararajasekara aryasakravarthy in 1414 CE started the renovation process and the reconstruction of...

Rameswaram island is one of the famous ‘ place of pilgrimage ’ and a tourist spot in India. It is well known by the Hindu devotees & Pilgrims for its sacredness mentioned in ancient Indian scriptures such as puranas and epic Ramayana .Millions of pilgrims and  tourists visits ‘Rameswaram’ all around the year. The Island city of Rameswaram is located in the  sea region called by the name ’ Gulf of mannar Bio sphere reserve ‘ , s urrounded by the sea water on all of  its sides (“Bay of Bengal and  Indian ocean” merges in the very tip of this island ) , this island Situated exactly  in between India and Srilanka . It is Separated from the main land of Indian Peninsula  by means of  ‘ Pamban Channel ’   The main land of India  is connected through a Road bridge [ 2.03 KM], and a cantilever Railway Bridge [2.06 KM]. Rameswaram is a town and a Third grade municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the South I...