Dhanushkodi Tirtham is one of the Tirthas in the island of
Rameswaram
Rameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilo ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. This is located beside the ghost town of
Dhanushkodi
Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The town was destroyed during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclo ...
at the easternmost tip of Rameswaram Island. Rama used his bow's (Dhanush) end (Kodi) to break the bridge -
Rama Setu
Adam's Bridge, '; ta, ஆதாம் பாலம் ' also known as Rama's Bridge or ''Rama Setu'', '; ta, ராமர் பாலம் '; sa, रामसेतु ' is a chain of natural limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, ...
(hence the name). This bridge was used for his army to cross over to Lanka for the victorious war against Ravana.
[Seturaman (2001), p. 222]
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Legends
Rama & Vibhishana
Ashwattaaman
Faith & Beliefs
The month of Maasi (Kumbha) (Feb-Mar) is the most
auspicious bathing period. Other auspicious days
include Arthodayam, Mahodayam, days of solar & lunar eclipses.
References in Literature
References to this Tirtha is made in
Sethu Puranam.
Notes
References
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Ramanathapuram district
Rameswaram