What is around Rameshwaram
Temples and religious sites nearby
The district records the belief that Rama worshipped the nine planets here, at the coastal village also called Navashabashanam.
Eighteen km from Ramanathapuram, an ancient Shiva temple whose presiding deity the district says is carved in emerald.
On the district tourist list, the coastal dargah that draws its own pilgrims.
Other things to do here
The 2.2 km bridge that the district calls the longest sea bridge in India at the time, and the way every visitor arrives.
The southern tip of the island, washed away by a cyclone in 1964, now the drive at the end of the road.
On the district tourist list, at the former president's home town.
- Ramanathapuram district tourist places, district administration, read 19 Oct 2026
Doing it in the right order
Where a shrine nearby is paired with Rameshwaram by its own tradition, do both in one visit: the temple page and the booking page state the day's darshan windows, and the pair is normally a morning. Distances on this page are only printed where a source stated one, so treat the list as things to plan around rather than a route with times.