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Beautiful
Temple
of
Lord
Shiva
with
a
holy
pond
is
a
sacred
Teertham
in
Rameshwaram.
In
Rameshwaram
and
around
it,
there
are
around
64
holy
theerthas
out
of
which
22
are
located
in
the
complex
of
Sri
Ramanathaswamy
temple.
Lakshmana
Theertham
is
located
just
1
km
away
from Rameshwaram
Temple and
has
many
popular
other
shrines
situated
nearby.
It
is
close
to Rama
Theertham, Sita
Theertham and Panchmukhi
Hanuman
Temple.According
to
legend,
Lord
Lakshmana
had
installed
a
lingam
and
offered
prayers
to
Lord
Shiva
at
this
place.
For
atonement
of
his
sins,
he
had
worshipped
Lord
Shiva
here.
It
is
believed
that
before
offering
his
prayers,
Lord
Lakshmana
had
taken
a
bath
in
this
pond.
Also
at
this
theertham
during
the
Thaipusam
festival
floating
car
procession
is
organized
at
the
Lakshmana
Theertham.
Every
devotee
on
Rameshwaram
tour
come
and
take
a
holy
dip
in
the
waters
of
these
theetha
to
wash
away
their
sins.
It
is
believed
that
by
bathing
in
the
holy
waters
of
theerthams
devotees
can
atone
for
their
past
sins.
This
temple,
has
been
built
in
Dravidian
style
of
architecture,
has
an
attractive
structure
with
carved
pillar
depicting
statues
of
deities
and
stories
from
Ramayana.
The
temple
has
carved
idols
of
Lord
Rama,
Lord
Lakshmana,
and
Goddess
Sita.
There
are
also
marble
statues
of
Lord
Lakshmana.
The
carvings
inside
the
temple
represent
the
immense
devotion
of
Lord
Lakshmana
for
Maa
Sita
and
Lord
Rama.
Located
by
the
temple
side
of
Lakshmana
Theertham
There
is
a
pond
and
it
has
a
mandapam
in
the
center,
surrounded
by
water
on
all
sides.
From
mandapam,
one
can
reach
to
the
source
of
sacred
water
via
stairs.
Truly
beautiful
and
blissful
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