Ramanathaswamy Temple
Hindu temple in Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rāmanātasvāmi Kōyil) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where Nayanars (Saivite saints), Appar, Sundarar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their songs. The temple was expanded during the 12th century by the Pandya Dynasty, and its principal shrine’s sanctum was renovated by Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan and his successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan.
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Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple | |
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Arulmigu Sri Ramanathaswamy Thirukoil | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Ramanathapuram |
Deity | Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) Parvatavardini (Parvati) |
Location | |
Location | Rameswaram |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 9.288106°N 79.317282°E / 9.288106; 79.317282 |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Tamil architecture |
Creator | Pandya and Jaffna kings |
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