Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
It is one of the padal petra sthalam and Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Thirugnasambandar and Thirunavukkarasar. It is one of the important Hindu pilgrimage centre and is part of Char Dham, the other 3 are Dwaraka, Puri and Varanasi.
The temple is located on a beautiful island, with shallow blue waters, calm waters and coconut groves. If you want to enjoy beach, do visit Dhanuskodi or Olaikkadu beach which are more quiet than Agni Theertham beach which is opposite temple..
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.
