Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram –
Nadaraja Shrine
Natarajar
Shrine is situated at North east corner of the third corridor. The
Interior of this shrine is fully decorated with Rudrakshas. There is
a maha Vishnu Statue inside this shrine. People Install naga (Snake
God) statues inside this shrine to vanish their Naga Dhosham (sins) after
performing rituals in Agni Theertham.
The
epitaph (Yogic Samadhi) of Saint Patanjali (The person who invent and
devised Yogic practice) is inside this Shrine. It is said that Patanjali rishi
is the father of yoga. There is a Yogic chakra installed in that Samadhi place
and a fire lamp (called Jeeva Jothi) lit by using ghee is continuously burnt
kept near it.