Budget Hotels In Rameshwaram
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Rameshwaran is a major pilgrimage centre. It is situated at the tip of Peninsula in the Gulf of Mannar. It is a town in Tamil Nadu in India. Along with Kashi, Rameshwaran is considered as one of the most sacred place for Hindus.
This place is near to Madurai (173kms) and Sri Lanka (80kms). It is believed that Rameshwaran is the place where Lord Rama built a bridge to rescue his wife, Sita from Ravana and later on Lord Rama venerated Lord Shiva to purify himself of the sins he committed by killing Ravana. Many followers of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu visit this sacred island.
Rameshwaran, being a tourist destination, many people visit it round the year. Major tourist attractions are Ramanathaswamy temple. Agnitheertham, Gandamadana Parvatham, Dhanushkodi, Erwadi (important place for Muslim pilgrims), Sea world aquarium, Sethu, Uthirakosamangai and many more.
Rameshwaran has a variety of hotels to offer suiting your pockets. It has various hotels ranging from budget hotels to five star hotels. Also there are various resorts in this place. These places offer good ambience, good food and most importantly are neat and clean. The tariffs here are not sky rocketing.
Some of the budget hotels here are Blue Coral Cottage, Maharaja Hotel, Hotel Royal Park, Hare Rama Hare Krishna hotel, Gujarat Bhawan, Tamil Nadu hotel, Venkatesh hotel, Dewaswan guest house, Chola hotel, Island Star Hotel, Goswamy Mutt, Sandhya Lodge and many more.
Rameshwaran has various shops located near the temples which offer wide range beautiful handicrafts. There are variety of things made from sea shells, leaves and palm beads. Khadicraft is one of the most famous shop there from where handicraft items can be bought. Ornamental items and silk sarees can also be bought here.
Rameshwaran is also referred as Benaras of South and it is also believed that pilgrimage to Benaras is not complete without pilgrimage to Rameshwaran.
