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Rameswaram (also
spelt
as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram)
is
a
town
and
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
kilometres
from Mannar
Island, Sri
Lanka.
It
is
in
the Gulf
of
Mannar,
at
the
tip
of
the
Indian
peninsula. Pamban
Island,
also
known
as
Rameswaram
Island,
is
connected
to
mainland
India
by
the Pamban
Bridge.
Rameswaram
is
the
terminus
of
the
railway
line
from Chennai and Madurai.
Together
with Varanasi,
it
is
considered
to
be
one
of
the
holiest
places
in
India
to Hindus,
and
part
of
the Char
Dham pilgrimage.
It
is
written
in
the
Ramayana
that
the
Divine
King
Rama
built
a
Ram-Setu
with
Hanuman's
help
from
here
across
the
sea
to
Lanka
to
rescue
his
wife
Sita
from
her
abductor
Ravana.
The
Ramanathaswamy
Temple,
dedicated
to
Shiva,
is
at
the
centre
of
the
town
and
is
closely
associated
with
Rama.
The
temple
aorship
Shiva,
Rama
wanted
to
have
a
lingam
and
directed
his
trusted
lieutenant
Hanuman
to
bring
it
from
Himalayas.Since
it
took
lonnd
the
town
are
considered
a
holy
pilgrimage
site
for
Shaivas.
Rameswaram
is
the
closest
point
from
which
to
reach
Sri
Lanka
from
India,
and
geological
evidence
suggests
that
the
Rama
Sethu
was
a
former
land
connection
between
India
and
Sri
Lanka.The
town
has
been
in
the
news
over
the
Sethusamudram
Shipping
Canal
Project,
Kachchatheevu,
Sri
Lankan
Tamil
refugees
and
capturing
local
fishermen
for
alleged
cross-border
activities
by
Sri
Lankan
Forces.
Rameswaram
is
administered
by
a
municipality
established
in
1994.
The
town
covers
an
area
of
53
km2
(20
sq
mi)
and
had
a
population
of
44,856
as
of
2011.
Tourism
and
fishery
employ
the
majority
of
workforce
in
Rameswaram.
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