Lakshmana Theertham, Rameshwaram
Lakshmana
Teertham has been constructed in memory of Lord Lakshman, brother of Lord Rama.
In order to offer sacred prayers to lord Lakshmana, temple has been constructed
in Rameshwaram itself which indicates that Lord Lakshman had been given a
valuable place in the dynasty of Lord Rama.
Several
wonderful sculptures of Lord Lakshmana have been carved out from marble and the
temple has the statues of lord Rama and Goddess Sita too, as they are never
supposed to be separated as they stayed united all their lives. This shows the
trustworthiness of Lakshman towards his family and especially his elder brother
Rama and Goddess Sita.
Laxmanan
was the younger brother of Lord Ram who had accompanied Lord Ram on his exile
willingly sacrificing all the worldly pleasures and devoutly served Lord Ram
and Devi Sita. He also fought against Ravana on behalf of Lord Ram in the
legendary battle of Ram and Ravana.
The
Laxmana Theertham of Rameshwaram constructed in the honor of Laxmana bestows an
equally divine status to Laxmana and worships him along with Lord Ram and Devi
Sita. The waters of the adjoining pond are adored as sacred Theertham and
devotees immerse in this holy water in the reverence to Lord Laxmana.
Lakshmana
Theertham refers to a holy temple tank or Theppam in Rameswaram. This temple is
located on the highway connecting Dhanushkodi and Kochi. It is located On the
Rameswaram – Pamban Road.
It is
believed that Lord Lakshman (the brother of lord Ram) installed a Shiva linga
and worships lord Shiva for vanishing his sins and took bath in this theertham.
During Thai
poosam festival (Poosam Nakshathra on Tamil month Thai (Pausa month in
Sanskrit) is referred as “Thai poosam “in tamil), there is a floating car
procession of Ramanathaswamy inside the Lakshmana Theertha pond.
Geographic
Position
Lakshmana
Theertham in Rameswaram is located at 9°17'07.6"N 79°18'22.7"E or
9.285450, 79.306301.
Location
·
1 Km
from the West Gate of Rameswaram Temple.
·
1.5 Km
from Agni Theertham
·
Near to
Ramar theertham
