There are sixty-four Tīrthas (holy water bodies) in and around the island of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] According to Skānda Purāṇa, twenty-four of them are important. [2] Bathing in these Tīrthas is a major aspect of the pilgrimage to Rameswaram and is considered equivalent to penance. [3] Twenty-two of the Tīrthas are within the Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple. [4]
Tīrthas | Location | Type | Notes |
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Cakra Tīrtham | Tirupullāni(Darbhaśayanam [5]) | Large Pond | |
Vetāla Varada Tīrtham | south of Chakra Tirtham of Tirupullani [6] | ||
Pāpa Vināśa Tīrtham | Gandhamādhana | ||
Sītā Kuṇḍam | near Thangachimadam [7] | Not accessible due to new habitation. | |
Maṅgala Tīrtham | near Ekānta Rāma Temple | Large Pond | |
Amṛta Vāpī | near Ekānta Rāma Temple | Well | |
Brahma Kuṇḍam | |||
Hanumān Kuṇḍam | North of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [7] | Large Pond | |
Agastya Tīrtham | North-east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [7] | Small Pond | |
Lakṣmaṇa Tīrtham | West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway [7] | Large Pond | |
Jaṭā Tīrtham | On the way to Dhanushkodi [7] | Large Pond | |
Lakṣmī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Agni Tīrtham | Beach east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [9] | Sea | |
Cakra Tīrtham of Ramanathaswamy Temple | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Śiva Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Śaṅkha Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Yamunā Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Gaṅgā Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Gayā Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Koṭi Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [11] | Well | |
Sātyāmṛta Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [12] | Well | |
Amutha Tīrtham | |||
Dhanuṣkoṭī Tīrtham | Dhanushkodi [13] | Sea | |
Nāga Tīrtham | North-east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [7] | Small Pond | |
Nakula Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Sahadeva Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Draupadī Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Bhīma Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Arjuna Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Jāmbavān Tīrtham | Well | ||
Aṅgada Tīrtham | Well | ||
Sugrīva Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Large Pond | |
Rāma Tīrtham | West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway [7] | Large Pond | |
Sītā Tīrtham | West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway [7] | Small Pond | |
Ṛṇa Vimocana Tīrtham | near Ekaanta Rama Temple | Large Pond | |
Villuṇḍi Tīrtham | near Thangachimadam [7] | Well | In the middle of the ocean, a few metres away from the beach |
Kapi Tīrtham | Paamban [7] | ||
Bhairava Tīrtham | |||
Amṛta Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | ||
Dharma Tīrtham | |||
Gandhamādana Tīrtham | |||
Pancha Pāṇḍava Tīrtham [7] | near Ekaanta Rama Temple [7] | ||
Vāli Tīrtham [7] | |||
Gaja Tīrtham [7] | |||
Kumuda Tīrtham [7] | |||
Śāradā Tīrtham [7] | |||
Paraśurāma Tīrtham [7] | |||
Sarva Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [12] | Well | |
Candra Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Sūrya Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Brahma-hatti Vimocana Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Mādhava Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Nala Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Nīla Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gavaya Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gavākṣa Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gandhamādana Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Sāvitrī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Sarasvatī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gāyatrī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well |
There are sixty-four Tīrthas (holy water bodies) in and around the island of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] According to Skānda Purāṇa, twenty-four of them are important. [2] Bathing in these Tīrthas is a major aspect of the pilgrimage to Rameswaram and is considered equivalent to penance. [3] Twenty-two of the Tīrthas are within the Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple. [4]
Tīrthas | Location | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cakra Tīrtham | Tirupullāni(Darbhaśayanam [5]) | Large Pond | |
Vetāla Varada Tīrtham | south of Chakra Tirtham of Tirupullani [6] | ||
Pāpa Vināśa Tīrtham | Gandhamādhana | ||
Sītā Kuṇḍam | near Thangachimadam [7] | Not accessible due to new habitation. | |
Maṅgala Tīrtham | near Ekānta Rāma Temple | Large Pond | |
Amṛta Vāpī | near Ekānta Rāma Temple | Well | |
Brahma Kuṇḍam | |||
Hanumān Kuṇḍam | North of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [7] | Large Pond | |
Agastya Tīrtham | North-east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [7] | Small Pond | |
Lakṣmaṇa Tīrtham | West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway [7] | Large Pond | |
Jaṭā Tīrtham | On the way to Dhanushkodi [7] | Large Pond | |
Lakṣmī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Agni Tīrtham | Beach east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [9] | Sea | |
Cakra Tīrtham of Ramanathaswamy Temple | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Śiva Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Śaṅkha Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Yamunā Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Gaṅgā Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Gayā Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Koṭi Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [11] | Well | |
Sātyāmṛta Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [12] | Well | |
Amutha Tīrtham | |||
Dhanuṣkoṭī Tīrtham | Dhanushkodi [13] | Sea | |
Nāga Tīrtham | North-east of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [7] | Small Pond | |
Nakula Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Sahadeva Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Draupadī Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Bhīma Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Arjuna Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Small Pond | |
Jāmbavān Tīrtham | Well | ||
Aṅgada Tīrtham | Well | ||
Sugrīva Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | Large Pond | |
Rāma Tīrtham | West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway [7] | Large Pond | |
Sītā Tīrtham | West of Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple beside the highway [7] | Small Pond | |
Ṛṇa Vimocana Tīrtham | near Ekaanta Rama Temple | Large Pond | |
Villuṇḍi Tīrtham | near Thangachimadam [7] | Well | In the middle of the ocean, a few metres away from the beach |
Kapi Tīrtham | Paamban [7] | ||
Bhairava Tīrtham | |||
Amṛta Tīrtham | On the way to Gandhamadana [7] | ||
Dharma Tīrtham | |||
Gandhamādana Tīrtham | |||
Pancha Pāṇḍava Tīrtham [7] | near Ekaanta Rama Temple [7] | ||
Vāli Tīrtham [7] | |||
Gaja Tīrtham [7] | |||
Kumuda Tīrtham [7] | |||
Śāradā Tīrtham [7] | |||
Paraśurāma Tīrtham [7] | |||
Sarva Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [12] | Well | |
Candra Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Sūrya Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Brahma-hatti Vimocana Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [10] | Well | |
Mādhava Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Nala Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Nīla Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gavaya Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gavākṣa Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gandhamādana Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Sāvitrī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Sarasvatī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well | |
Gāyatrī Tīrtham | Inside Rāmanāthasvāmī Temple [8] | Well |