11-April-2015 at 7:30 am we reached Rameshwaram by Tempo Travelar.
On way we had stop at Pamban Bridge at 6 O'Clock all the family members got down from tempo and spend 30 min there.
After reaching Gowsawamy Madam where we booked the room,we had
very good breakfast and get ready for first and most important plact "Agni Theertham" to pay our worship.
we sat there for some time and took bath an my kid enjoyed lot there.
Agnitheertham
100 metres away from the temple is Agnitheertham, where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva, to absolve himself from the killing of Ravana.
You start with taking bath at the sea near to the temple in a place called Agni Theertam.
You will notice that the sea is unusually quiet here.
It is said that Lord Rama had requested Sea Godess to remain calm and sea is said to obeying the same to date.
While the sea is calm, place around the bathing ghat is dirty.
But you have to brave the dirt and take bath. With wet clothes, reach the temple for baths on specified wells.
Next we planned to visit 22 theertham
1. Mahalakshmi Theertham: Yudhistra took bath here and became rich and famous.
2. Savithri Theertham: Kashyapa got rid of his curse after holy dip in this theertham. Whoever takes holy dip in this theertham would get rid of all the curses. King Kasibar got rid of his curse.
3. Gayathri Theertham: King Kasibar got rid of his curse.
4. Saraswathi Theertham:
5. Sethu Madhava Theertham: Whoever takes holy dip in this water would be blessed by Mahalakshmi, their purified of impure thoughts.
6. Gandhamadana Theertham: One will get rid of their penury
7. Kavatcha Theertham: One protected from torture at hell.
8. Gavaya Theertham: One will be blessed to be under Kalpa Vriksha tree.
9. Nala Theertham: One will be able to take blessing of Lord Surya and reach heaven.
10. Neela Theertham: Equivalent to having performed various yagnas.
11. Sanku Theertham: The Glory of Sankhatirtha: Vatsanabha Freed from the Sin of
12. Chakkara Theertham :
13. Brahmahathi Vimochana Theertham: Will be absolved of may sins like killing a Brahmin, consumption of intoxicated drinks etc
14. Sooriya Theertham: Attain the ability to receive knowledge of the past present and the future.
15. Chandra Theertham:
16. Ganga Theertham: Gananasuruthi Rajah attained wisdom.
17. Yamuna Theertham:
18. Gaya Theertham:
19. Siva Theertham: absolving of Brahmahathi sins
20. Sadyamirtha Theertham: Anointment to many curses incurred unknowingly.
21. Sarva Theertham: Sutharishna got rid of his blindness(from birth), illness and old age and then he prospered.
22. Kodi Theertham: Lord Krishna got rid of his sin of killing his uncle, Kamsa.
After the baths, you can change into dry clothes and go for darshan.(Note: No darshan allowed with wet dress).
Next we planned to visit Dhanuskudi Historical place.To reach there we need to book jeep or mini trucks as the road not there.
It takes 45 min to reach and watching the place for 45 min and coming back another 45 min. On the way we went to Kothandaramar Temple.
After seeing historical place back to room at 7:30 and finished our dinner around 8:00 O clock.We had nice sleep.
Next Day 11-April-2015
we started at 8 O Clock back to salem and plan to visit some place.
Around Rameshwaram we covered below places.
1.Ramanathapuram
2.Tirupullani
3.Uthirakosamangai
and we visited Kaleeshwarar Temple at Sivagangai District via devakotai and karaikudi. After finishing our worship there we started our journey towards Pillarpatti
to pay our worship to Ganesha at pillayarpatti.We spent 2 hours there as we reached 2:30 pm( Temple timing 6 am to 1 pm and 4pm to 8pm).
we finished lunch there in small mess.
