Rameswaram taluk

Rameswaram Taluk (Tamil: ராமேஸ்வரம் தாலுகா) is a taluk of Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Rameswaram. The taluk comprises the whole area of Pamban Island.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Rameswaram had a population of 82,682 with 41,995 males and 40,687 females. There were 969 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 75.51. Child population in the age group below 6 was 4,561 Males and 4,406 Females.

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Rameswaram

Rameswaram, (also spelt as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram or Ramisseram) is a town and a second grade municipality in the Ramanathapuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 50 kilometres from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Gulf of Mannar, at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the Pamban Bridge. Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from Chennai and Madurai. Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India to Hindus, and part of the Char Dham pilgrimage.

According to Hindu mythology, this is the place from where the Hindu god Rama built a bridge, across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. The Ramanathaswamy Temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva is located at the centre of the town and is closely associated with Rama. The temple along with the town is considered a holy pilgrimage site for both shaivas and vaishnavas.

Rameswaram (film)

Rameswaram is a Tamil film directed by S. Selvam and produced by S. N. Raja. Jiiva played the male protagonist while Bhavana is played his ladylove. Manivannan, Lal and Karunas also had key roles in the film. The shooting of the film finished in September 2007, with shooting locations were canned in India and in Sri Lanka, for the picturization of a portion. The film released worldwide on 30 November 2007 and met with positive reviews. However, commercially the film did not do very well.

Plot

Vasanthi (Bhavana) is the daughter of the big man (Lal), who does a lot of help for the refugees.

Bhavana instantly falls for Jeevan (Jiiva), a Tamil refugee, staying in the camp in Rameswaram. Jeeva, nurturing a dream to go back to his home land, keeps on discouraging the girl, who is stubborn in her love. Jeevan’s heart, influenced by the pure love of the girl, starts melting slowly.

Enters Bose Venkat, the cousin of Vasanthi with full of dreams to marry his childhood sweetheart. He joins as an Inspector in the local police station. The whole family is eagerly awaiting their marriage.

Rameswaram (disambiguation)

Rameswaram may refer to places in India: