Rameshwaram
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the bounteous nature of Rameswaram, a small island in the Gulf of
Mannar, located on the eastern coast in Tamil Nadu at the extreme
southeastern limit of the Indian Peninsula. The ride over the 2-km
long Indira Gandhi Bridge to the island is truly impressive. It is
less than 20 km from Sri Lanka, across the Gulf of Mannar. According
to the epic Ramayana, Lord Rama(an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the
protector), rested here before and after his battles with Ravana,
the demon king, in Sri Lanka, just 24 kilometres away. It was here
that Lord Rama prayed to Lord Shiva to forgive his sin of killing
Ravana, thereby making it a sacred site for both Shaivites and
Vaishnavites.
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