Best Time to Visit Rameshwaram

Hailed as the ‘Banaras of the South India’, Rameshwaram is an island in the Palk Straits. Legend has it that Shri Ram had sanctified this place by worshipping Lord Shiva, erected a Lingam, after killing demon king Ravan. Since Ravan was a Brahmin, therefore Lord Ram did penance and worshipped Mahadev at this site. Rameshwaram, one of the Char Dham of the Hindus, is a great pilgrimage centre and a culmination point in the quest of the ‘moksha’ (मोक्ष - salvation) for both the ‘Shaivaites’ (शैव) and the ‘Vaishnavites’ (वैष्णव). Rameshwaram is famous for Ramanathaswamy Temple, Ram Setu , Dhanushkodi , Setupati, Gandhamadan Parvat and many more shrines associated with Lord Ram. Though the Hindu pilgrims frequent the island throughout the year but the tourists prefer to visit Rameshwaram during suitable weather conditions. As per the travel trend, for the pilgrims, the best time to visit Rameshwaram is summer season, whereas for general tourists the best season to visit Rameshwaram is the winter season, especially from November to February.