A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ramesvaram
This page describes Ramesvaram which is located on page 91 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Ramesvaram” according to 13 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
“A notable feature of the temple of Rameshvara [Rameshvaram] of which the chief glory consists in its pillared corridors, which not only completely surround it, but form avenues leading up to it, so that combined they are calculated to aggregate three thousand feet in length. The breadth of these fine columned passages varies from seventeen feet to twenty-one feet, and their height from floor to roof is about twenty-five feet....
Read full contents: Temples of Madura, the final phase (from 1600 A.D.)
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
Rameshvaram Station is a couple of stations after this. It is the southernmost tip of the India peninsula and situated on the opposite shore from Shri Lanka. Rameshvaram is situated two stations before Dhanushkoti, the last stop on the S. I. R. line, between Panvam and Rameshvaram island. One mile from the station there are twenty-four lakes, such as Rama-tirtha and Lakshmana-tirtha....
Read full contents: Verse 1.1.169
Annadatri-carita (study) [by Sarannya V.]
Similarly, Bharanitirunal Lakshmibai (1848-1901) adopted Sehu Lakshmi Bai and Sethu ParvatiBai after her pilgrimage to Rameshvaram and Ramasetu. In Annadatri-carita, the author made one more step of the application of divinity to the royal family. In the third act, the Sutradhara described the Chittirathirunal Balaramavarma was similar to god Padmanabha....
Read full contents: 7. Divinity Applied on Travancore Royal Family
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