Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga: Here one gets salvation from sins like Brahma murder, know interesting facts(रामेश्वरम ज्योतिर्लिंग: यहां ब्रह्म हत्या जैसे पापों से मिलती है मुक्ति, जानें रोचक तथ्य)

 Rameswaram   

 Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga: Here one gets salvation from sins like Brahma murder, know interesting facts(रामेश्वरम ज्योतिर्लिंग: यहां ब्रह्म हत्या जैसे पापों से मिलती                                                 It is a sacred pilgrimage site for Hindus. It is located in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. This pilgrimage is one of the four Dhams of Hindus. Apart from this, the Shivalinga established here is considered one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. [a] The recognition of Kashi in the north of India is the same as that of Rameshwaram in the south. Rameshwaram is about four hundred and twenty miles south-east of Chennai. It is a beautiful conch shaped island surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. Long ago this island was connected to the mainland of India, but later the ocean waves cut this connecting link, due to which it became an island surrounded by water on all sides. Here Lord Ram had built a stone bridge before attacking Lanka, climbing on which the monkey army reached Lanka and won there. Later, on the request of Vibhishana, Ram broke this bridge at a place called Dhanushkoti. Even today, the remains of this 30 miles (48 km) long Adi-Setu are visible in the ocean

 History of rameswaram temple    

According to beliefs, Lord Rama wanted to worship Lord Shiva before going to Lanka to conquer Lanka. Then he established Shivalinga of Mahadev at this place and worshiped it. This place was named Rameshwaram Island and the temple was named Rameshwaram after the name of Lord Ram. According to the Puranas, Ravana was a Brahmin and Lord Rama wanted to worship Lord Shiva to eliminate the guilt of killing a Brahmin, but then there was no temple on this island, so Hanuman ji had to remove the Shivalinga of Lord Shiva from Mount Kailash. Was asked to bring. When Hanuman ji could not reach Shivling on time, then Mother Sita picked up the sand of the sea in her fist and created Shivling and this Shivling was worshiped by Lord Ram. The Shivalinga brought by Hanuman ji was also installed here.

   Interesting facts about Rameshwaram Temple 

1: Rameshwaram Temple is approximately 1000 feet long and 650 feet wide. In this temple, two 40 feet high stones have been installed with such equality that it is natural to be surprised after seeing them. According to beliefs, the stones used in the construction of Rameshwar temple were brought from Sri Lanka through boats.

 2: The corridor of Rameshwaram temple is the longest corridor in the world. It is 197 meters long from north to south and 133 meters long from east to west. The width of the walls of this corridor is 6 meters and height is 9 meters. The entrance gate to the temple is 38.4 meters high. This temple is built in approximately 6 hectares.

3: According to the legends prevalent in Rameshwaram, all the wells inside this temple were made by Lord Rama with his arrows. It is believed that water from many pilgrimage sites was mixed in it.

4: To get freedom from the sin of killing a Brahmin, Lord Rama had established Shivalinga and worshiped it, hence it is believed that by worshiping this Jyotirlinga as per the rituals, one gets freedom from sins like killing a Brahmin. The person who offers Ganga water with full devotion on the Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva situated here, attains salvation.