PM Modi will visit various temples in Tamil Nadu on 20-21 January. On 20th January, at around 11 AM, Prime Minister will participate in a programme at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister will also listen to various scholars reciting verses from the Kamba Ramayanam in this temple.
Thereafter,
Prime Minister will reach Rameswaram at around 2 PM and perform Darshan and
Pooja in Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy
Temple. PM will attend a programme - ‘Shri Ramayana Paryana’. In the
programme, eight different traditional Mandalis will recite the Sanskrit,
Awadhi, Kashmiri, Gurumukhi, Assamese, Bengali, Maithili, and Gujarati
Ramkathas (recounting the episode of Rama’s return to Ayodhya).
This is in
line with Bharatiya cultural ethos & bonding, which is at the core of ‘Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. In Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, Prime Minister
will also participate in Bhajan Sandhya, where multiple devotional songs would
be sung at the temple complex in the evening.
On
21st January, Prime Minister will perform Darshan and Pooja at Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Dhanushkodi.
Near Dhanushkodi, Prime Minister will also visit Arichal Munai, which is said to be the place from where the Ram
Setu was built.
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Located
in Srirangam, Trichy, the temple is one of the most ancient temple complexes in
the country and finds mention in various ancient texts including the Puranas
and the Sangam era texts. It is famous for its architectural grandeur and its
numerous iconic gopurams (a gopuram is a monumental entrance tower at the
entrance of a temple).
The main deity
worshipped here is Sri Ranganatha Swamy, a reclining form of Bhagwaan Vishnu.
Vaishnava scriptures mention the connection between the idol worshipped in this
temple and Ayodhya. It is believed that the image of Vishnu which used to be
worshipped by Sri Rama and his ancestors was given by him to Vibhishana to take
it to Lanka. On the way, this idol was fixed in Srirangam.
Sri Ramanujacharya, the great philosopher and saint, is also deeply associated with this temple’s history. Moreover, there are various important places in this temple – for example, the famous Kamba Ramayanam was first presented publicly by the Tamil poet Kamban in a particular place in this complex.
Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple
The main deity worshipped in this temple is Sri Ramanathaswamy, which is a form of Bhagwan Shiva. It is a widely held belief that the main lingam in this temple was installed and worshipped by Sri Rama and Mata Sita. The temple contains one of the longest temple corridors, which is also famous for its beautiful architecture. It is one among the Char Dhams – Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameshwaram. It is also one among the 12 Jyotirlingas.
Kothandaramaswamy Temple
This
temple is dedicated to Sri Kothandarama Swamy. The name Kothandarama, means
Rama with the bow. It is located in a place called Dhanushkodi. It is said that
this is where Vibhishana first met Sri Rama and asked him for refuge. Some
legends also say that this is the place where Sri Rama conducted the coronation
of Vibhishana.
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