Ramanathaswamy Temple

Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rāmanātasvāmi Kōyil) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where Nayanars (Saivite saints), Appar, Sundarar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their songs. The temple was expanded during the 12th century by the Pandya Dynasty, and its principal shrine’s sanctum was renovated by Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan and his successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan.

Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple
Arulmigu Sri Ramanathaswamy Thirukoil
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Ramanathapuram
Deity	Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) Parvatavardini (Parvati)
Location
Location	Rameswaram
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	9.288106°N 79.317282°E / 9.288106; 79.317282
Architecture
Architectural type	Tamil architecture
Creator	Pandya and Jaffna kings

In the new

The temple priests are Marathi Brahmins of Maharashtra who get Diksha from Sringeri Mutt. A shortage of priests has been reported in recent years as there are only five priests to manage the 13 shrines within the temple. The shortage is more pronounced during the 12-day Maha Shivaratri festival when the festival deities of the temple are taken in procession.

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