Rameswaram is a sacred, historic island town located on Pamban Island in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Separated from the mainland by the Pamban channel, it sits just 40 kilometres across the Gulf of Mannar from Sri Lanka.
It holds a monumental place in Hinduism as both a Char Dham pilgrimage site and home to one of the 12 holy Jyotirlingas. Deeply woven into the fabric of the Ramayana, it is revered as the place where Lord Rama built the legendary Ram Setu bridge to rescue his wife, Sita
