Rameswaram

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Hindu pilgrimage centre pilgrimage site town

Rameswaram is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, revered for its ancient Ramanathaswamy Temple and its association with the epic Ramayana.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu pilgrimage centre → pilgrimage site → town →
administrativeDivision	Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency of Rameswaram →
associatedWithDeity	Rama → Shiva →
associatedWithText	Ramayana →
climate	tropical →
coastType	island town →
connectedBy	Pamban rail bridge → Pamban road bridge → railway → road →
country	India →
distanceFrom	about 40 kilometres from Mannar Island (Sri Lanka) across the sea →
district	Ramanathapuram district →
economy	fishing → tourism →
famousFor	Ramanathaswamy Temple →
governingBody	Rameswaram Municipality →
hasBeach	Dhanushkodi Beach →
hasFeature	long temple corridors at Ramanathaswamy Temple → sacred water tanks (theerthams) →
hasSea	Bay of Bengal → Indian Ocean →
hasStructure	Pamban Bridge →
hasTemple	Kothandaramaswamy Temple → Ramanathaswamy Temple →
language	Tamil →
locatedIn	Gulf of Mannar → Pamban Island →
locatedNear	Palk Strait →
locatedOn	southeastern coast of India →
mythologicalAssociation	associated with the construction of Rama Setu (Adam’s Bridge) → place where Rama is believed to have worshipped Shiva →
nearbyPlace	Dhanushkodi → Pamban →
notablePersonBornHere	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam →
partOf	Rameswaram taluk →
pilgrimageCircuit	Char Dham → Jyotirlinga shrines (as a revered Shiva temple) →
religiousTradition	Hinduism →
sacredStatus	one of the holiest places for Hindus →
state	Tamil Nadu →
tourismType	heritage tourism → religious tourism →
transportHubFor	pilgrims visiting Dhanushkodi →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rameswaram ("Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency of Rameswaram") →	administrativeDivision
Chennai Egmore railway station →	connectsToCity
Tamil Nadu →	contains
Rameswaram ("Rameswaram Municipality") →	governingBody
Hinduism →	hasSacredGeography
Makar Sankranti →	importantLocation
Rama Navami →	majorCelebrationSite
Rameswaram ("Rameswaram taluk") →	partOf
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam →	placeOfBirth
Tamil people →	traditionalReligionCenter