22 Wells at Rameswaram

The Ramanathaswamy Ramalingeswarar Temple, or Rameswaram temple as it is commonly known, is one of India's most revered pilgrimage destinations, on a par with Varanasi in the North. In fact, it is said that a pilgrimage to Varanasi will not bear fruit if one does not also take the long journey to Rameswaram. It is one of 12 Jyotirlinga Siva temples. For Vaishnavas, it is one of the four primary sacred places, called char dhamas, along with Badrinath in the North, Puri in the East, and Dwaraka in the West. It is equally revered by Vaishnavites and Saivites because here Lord Rama established the Deity--Rameswara, i.e., "Rama's Lord," or Siva. Sita made the Sivalingam of sand, and together Rama and Sita commenced the worship in the presence of Lakshmana and Hanuman. The island of Rameswaram marks the Indian side of Ramsetu, the bridge that Lord Rama, as recounted in the Ramayana, built to cross over to Sri Lanka to rescue Sita from Ravana.

1. Mahalakshmi Theertham: Yudhistra took bath here and became rich and famous.

2. Savithri Theertham: Kashyapa got rid of his curse after holy dip in this theertham. Whoever takes holy dip in this theertham would get rid of all the curses. King Kasibar got rid of his curse.

3. Gayathri Theertham: King Kasibar got rid of his curse.

4. Saraswathi Theertham: Destruction of Kāśyapa’s Sin.

5. Sethu Madhava Theertham: Whoever takes holy dip in this water would be blessed by Mahalakshmi, their purified of impure thoughts.

6. Gandhamadana Theertham: One will get rid of their penury

7. Kavatcha Theertham: One protected from torture at hell.

8. Gavaya Theertham: One will be blessed to be under Kalpa Vriksha tree.

9. Nala Theertham: One will be able to take the blessing of Lord Surya and reach heaven.

10. Neela Theertham: Equivalent to having performed various yagnas.

11. Sanku Theertham: The Glory of Sankhatirtha: Vatsanabha Freed from the Sin of Ingratitude

12. Chakkara Theertham :Āditya Gets Golden Hands

13. Brahmahathi Vimochana Theertham: Will be absolved of may sins like killing a Brahmin, consumption of intoxicated drinks etc

14. Sooriya Theertham: Attain the ability to receive knowledge of the past present and the future.

15. Chandra Theertham:

16. Ganga Theertham: Gananasuruthi Rajah attained wisdom.

17. Sarva Theertham: Sutharishna got rid of his blindness(from birth), illness and old age and then he prospered.

18. Gaya Theertham:Jānaśruti Attains Perfect Knowledge

19. Siva Theertham: absolving of Brahmahathi sins

20. Sadyamirtha Theertham: Anointment to many curses incurred unknowingly.

21. Yamuna Theertham:It is destructive of sins

22. Kodi Theertham: Lord Krishna got rid of his sin of killing his uncle, Kamsa.