!!!!.....Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga......!!!!!
According to a legend, Ramayana, Rama, the seventh incarnation of God Vishnu, is believed to have prayed to Shiva here to absolve any sins that he might have committed during his war against the demon king Ravana in Sri Lanka.To worship Shiva, Rama wanted to have the largest lingam. He directed Hanuman,to bring the lingam from Himalayas. Since it took longer to bring the lingam, Seeta (the wife of Rama) built a small lingam, which is believed to be the lingam in the sanctum.
The primary deity of the temple is Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) in the form of lingam. There are two lingams inside the sanctum - one built by Seeta, from sand, residing as the main deity, Ramalingam and the one brought by Hanuman from Kailash called Vishwalingam. Rama instructed that Vishwalingam should be worshipped first since it was brought by Hanuman - the tradition continue even today.
May lord Shiva bless All !!
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