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is in this Mokshapuri, the Kailasa linga brought by Hanuman is
installed beside the Sand Linga made by Mother Sita; it is here the
Ganga water is used for the daily abhisheka of the presiding
deities; it is in this temple precincts alone there are 22 famous
thirthas, a mere bath in them ensures salvation; it is here a mere
darsan of the Moolavar - Ramalingeswaraswamy, one is relieved from
the sin of Brahmahatya;
it is here Kalabhairava, bathing in the Sivathirtha was redeemed of
the sin of 'cutting off the fifth head of Brahma; it is this shrine
that rose up from the munificent donations of the Rajas of Ramnad
and shot up into fame by the endowments made from time to time; it
is to this temple the Ceylonese Prince Pararaja Sekhara made large
donations and helped Udaiyan Sethupathi in the expansion and
renovation activities; it is this temple that has the unique honour
of having the most magnificent and longest corridors, on four sides
each measuring nearly 400 feet in length 21 feet in height flanked
by ornate pillars. This 1220 meter long pillared corridor of
breathtaking beauty is the longest and stands as a fine symbol and
the best specimen of Indian spiritual unity. Hence the belief --
Rameswaram is to Hindus, what Mecca to Muslims and Jerusalem to
Christians. Pilgrimage becomes. complete and perfect with a bath in
Agnithirtham here, as the Ganges river bath there in Aryavartha. It
is called the unchanging city due to no drastic changes brought upon
by the impact of mod culture.
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