THEERTHAMS IN RAMESHWARAM

The Theerthams of the Temple inside the Corridor and their significance
1.Mahalakshmi Theertham:
Location: South of the Hanuman Temple.
significance: Dharmarajan bathed here and got riched.
2.Savithri Theertham:
Location: West of the hanuman Temple.
significance: King Kasaibar got rid of his curse.
3.Gayathri Theertham:
Location: West of the Hanuman Temple
significance: King Kasibar got rid of his curse.
4.Saraswathi Theertham:
Location: West of the Hanuman Temple
significance: King Kasibar got rid of his curse.
5.Sethu madhava Theertham:
Location: The Tank at the third corridor
significance: One will get lakshmi’s blessings and purification of heart.
6.Gandhamadana Theertham:
Location: In the area of the Sethumadhava Temple
Significance: One will get riches and their sins will be absolved after getting rid of their penury.
7.kavatcha Theertham:
Location: In the area of the Sethumadhava Temple
significance: One will not go to hell.
8.Gavaya Theertham:
Location: In the area of the Sethumadhava Temple.
significance: Shelter under karpaga Virutchaga Tree.
9.Nala Theertham:
Location: In the area of the Sethumadhava Temple.
significance: One will get Soorya Thejas and reach Heaven.
10. Neela Theertham:
Location: In the area of the Sethumadhava Temple
significance: One will get the benefit of Samastha(entire) yaga and receive Agni Yoga.
11.Sanku Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
significance: Vathsanaba, the Sage, got rid of his sin of ingratitude.
12.Sakkara Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
significance: The Sun got His hand turned golden.
13.Brahmahathi Vimochana Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
Significance: Brahamahathi was absolved of his sins.
14. Sooriya Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
significance: One will get the knowledge of the past present and the future and reach the worlds they want.
15. Chandra Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
significance: One will get the knowledge of the past present and the future and reach the worlds they want.
16.GANGA Teertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
significance: Gananasuruthi Rajah attained wisdom.
17.Yamuna Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple.
significance: Gananasuruthi Rajah attained wisdom.
18.Gaya Theertham:
Location: In the inner corridor of the Temple
significance: Gananasuruthi Rajah attained wishdom
19.Siva Theertham:
Location: South of nandi Deva in the Temple
significance: Completion of Bhaira Brahmahathi
20.Sadyamirtha Theertham:
Location: In the Amman Sannathi
significance: Emperor Bururoonu got rid of his curse.
21.Sarva Theertham:
Location: In front of Lord Ramanatha’s sannathi
significance: Sutharishna got rid of his blindness(from birth), illness and old age and then he prospered.
22.Kodi Theertham:
Location: In the first corridor of the Temple.
significance: Sri Krishna got rid of his Sin of killing his Uncle, kamsan.
THE THEERTHAMS OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE, THEIR LOCATION AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE.
1.Vedhala Varatham Theertham:
Location: South of Mandapam.
significance: Sudharisanan got rid of his curse.
2.Papa Vinasa Theertham:
Location: south of Mandapam.
significance: Brahamana and Sudra, who committed heinous sins got expiated and attained Heaven.
3. Bhairava Theertham:
Location: In Pamban
Significance: Relief from Brahmahathi Dhosham.
4.kabhi Theertham:
Location: In Pamban
significance: Aramba got rid of curse.
5.Seetha Kundam:
Location: North of Thangachimadam
significance: Indra got rid of Brahamahathi
6.Mangala Theertham:
Location: North of Thangachimadam
Significance: King Manojava got his Kingdom
7.Amirtha Valli Theertham:
Location: In Sri Ekanda Ramaswamy Temple
significance: Agasthiya’s brother attained heaven Sarva abhishta Siddhi).
8.RANA Vimosana Theertham:
Location: North of Sri Ekanda Ramaswamy temple.
significance: Relief from all debts.
9.Lakshmana Theertham:
Location: On the Rameshwaram – Pamban Road
significance: Balaraman got rid of Brahmahathi
10.Rama Theertham:
Location: On the Rameshwaram – Pamban Road
significance: Dharmarajan got rid of his Sin of telling a lie.
11. Seetha Theertham:
Location: On the rameshwaram – pamban Road
significance: Dharmarajan Got rid of his Sin telling a lie
12.Sukreeva Theertham
Location: On the way to Ganthamathana Parvatham
significance: One will get complete wisdom and attain Soorya Loka.
13.Angatha Theertham:
Location: On the way to Ganthamathana Parvatham
significance: Attaining the position of Devendra.
14.Jambava Theertham:
Location: On the way to Ganthamathana Parvatham.
significance: Longevity of life.
15. Gandhamadhana Theertham:
Location: On the way to Gandhamadhana Parvatham
significance: Reaching Vaikunda. (16-20) Panja Pandava Theertham.
16.Dharma Theertham
17.Bhima Theertham
18.Arjuna Theertham
19.Nahula Theertham
20.Sahadeva Theertham:
significance: Ishtartha Siddi. Getting the things we want.
21.Dhroupathi Theertham:
Location: Near Sri Bhadrakali Temple
significance: Ladies will get long life with the love of their spouses.
22.Brahma Theertham:
Location: Near Sri Bhadrakali Temple
significance: Bramadevi got rid of his curse.
23.hanuma Gunda Theertham
Location: near Sri Bhadrakali Temple.
significance: King Dharma Saga got a son.
24.Naga Theertham:
Location: North-East of the Temple at the Devasthana madam.
significance: Those, who bathe in this along with all other Theerthams including the Ganga Theertham will attain heaven.
25.Agasthiya Theertham:
Location: North East of the Temple
significance: Katchivan got Manoramai.
26. Jadayu Theertham:
Location: On the way to Dhanuskodi
significance: Pirugu, Dhathathreya, Dhurvasa and Suga got purity of heart.
27.Dhanushkodi Theertham:
Location: The sea in Dhanuskodi(Confluence of the Rivers Rathnaharam and Mahodathi).
significance: a)Asuvathaman got rid of his sin of killing those who were sleeping. b) Dharma Gupta got rid of his insanity. c) Para Vasu, A Brahman, got rid of his Brahmahathi Dhosham. d) Sumathi got rid of Mahapathagam. e) Dhurasaran got rid of Samsarkka Bathaga Dhosham.
28.Deva Theertham:
Location: In front of Sri Rama Sannathi
significance: Indra made a yagam to win the Asuras
29. Kajan Theertham: Saravana Theertham Kumuthan Theertham Haran Theertham Panagan Theertham
Location: In front of Sri Rama Sannathi
significance: Relief from all sins
30.Vibeeshana Theertham:
Location: In front of Sri Rama Sannathi
significance: Relief from mental agony, all sins, poverty, and Dhushvapanam.
Pilgrims should take their own vessels and rope and draw water out of the Theerthams(mostly wells) in different parts of the temple. No water should be allowed to go into the wells after bath. The baths refresh both the mind and the body. The waters have medicinal properties besides that the mystic SANCTITY attached to each of them.The 31 Theerthams outside of the temple, extend from Devipatnam(Navapashanam) and Tirupullani (Darbhasayanam) near Ramnad to Mandapam. Pamban Thangachimadam and Rameshwaram though they are the treat traditional importance, many of them have not been properly maintained and so most of the pilgrims do not take the trouble of visiting these places. Several of them are also not easily accessible.