Rameswaran (Tamil Nadu) - January 21st, 2007

Waiting this morning at the bus station I met Richard, a guy from North Carolina. He was very talkative and informative, so we got to chat in the way to Rameswaran. This town is one of the most significant pilgrimate centres in So. India. Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu, offered thanks to Shiva. The Ramanathaswany temple is one of the most important temples in So. India.
This town is located on an island in the golf of Manner in the south east of India, connected to the mainland by the Indira Gandhi bridge (one of India's great engineering wonders inaugurated in 1985). This town was once an important ferry port with passenger services to and from Sri Lanka, but unfortunately the service stopped when things got ugly between both countries. I was hoping for going to Sri Lanka the old way, but may next time around.
Ramwawaran si a fishing village besides the constant pilgrim mecca. In the evening they had a live show accross from the hotel welcoming pilgrims and others, so I watched the entertainment while Richard meditated.