What is Rameswaram?
'''Rameshwaram''' is a coastal town in the [[Ramanathapuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in [[India]]. It is located in a island named Pamban island, which is separated from Indian mainland by Pamban Channel. Rameshwaram is one of the holiest shrines for Hindus. The populous Ramanathaswamy [[Temple]] is located here.The town has the 64 Holy Tirthas, of which 24 are important accoring to Skanda Purana. The town covers an area of 53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The population of the town is 44,851 according to 2011 census. This town is the birth place of the 11th president of India, Dr.[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|A.P.J.Abdul Kalam]]. The island in which Rameshwaram located was hit by a cyclone in 1964, that washed away Dhanushkodi, a nearby town and made severe damage in Rameshwaram too.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rameswaram.co.in/|title=Best Places in Rameswaram and Ramanathaswamy Temple|website=www.rameswaram.co.in|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2019-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119055354/http://www.rameswaram.co.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geography-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Ramanathapuram district]]