Rameshwaram is an small island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It is considered a very holy place for Hindus and has been referenced in the most famous Hindu mythology The Rayamana. I visited Rameshwaram way back in 2010 when I has just picked up photography as a serious hobby and wanted to explore interesting palaces in India.
I had read an interesting article about a small fishing town called Dhanushkodi close to Rameshwaram that was swallowed by the sea in a freakish storm in the year 1964. Now a days Dhanushkodi is a ghost town and you can still see the ruins of the old town buried in sand. My curiosity to see the ruins of Dhanushkodi got me to Rameshwaram islands.
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to lord Shiva, The God of destruction. The temple has a hall consisting of 985 pillars build in the 16th century, the corridor is the longest for any Hindu temple in India. It was an amazing experience walking through the massive corridors of this ancient temple.
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