September 2020

Dear Friends,

This month we shall discuss the 9th Sustainable Development Goal: Infrastructure, industrialization and innovation. In this blog, we shall try to explain:

In this blog, we shall try to explain:

a.What it is and why is this relevant
b.What are its indicators and targets?
c.Where do we stand in India
d.What can we do to support the goal

Saivite saint-poet Sri Gnanasambanda Perumaan has composed some beautiful hymns on Rameswaram. This comes as part of 3rd canto of “Thirumurai”, a compendium of devotional songs on Lord Siva.

அலைவளர் தண்மதி யோடய லேஅடக் கிஉமை
முலைவளர் பாகமு யங்கவல் லமுதல் வன்முனி
இலைவளர் தாழைகள் விம்முகா னலிரா மேச்சுரம்
தலைவளர் கோலநன் மாலையன் தானிருந் தாட்சியே.

இச்சத்திரம் கோயிலின் மேற்கு நுழைவாயிலின் இடதுபுறம் சுமார் 1 கி.மீ தொலைவில் உள்ளது. இங்குள்ள மருத்துவ குலத்தவர்கள் (முடி திருத்துவோர்) சுமார் 100 வருடங்களாக பயன்படுத்தி வருகின்றனர். இம்மண்டபம் சுமார் 200 ஆண்டுகள் பழமை வாய்ந்ததாகும் என்பதை இங்குள்ள கட்டிட அமைப்புகள் காட்டுகின்றன. மடத்தினுள் பளிங்குக் கற்களாலான காந்தியின் நின்ற சிற்பம் உள்ளது.

A training programme for Green Friends was conducted on 09th September at the Agnitheertham Office. The programme covered COVID-19 and awareness topic, wherein 93 Green Friends participated, in the presence of Sanitary Inspector and Medical Health Officer of Rameswaram.

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It is located on the main road leading to Ramar Padam

Form

It is in the form of a Pond

Mythological Story and Merit of this Teertham

Arjuna has done an intense Tapas using this Teertham along with his brothers to regain wealth. It is also said that this Teertham is good in terms of cleansing Sins and regaining power. Doing Dharma in the banks of this Teertha gives multifold punya.

On September 6, 2020 Naga Teertham was cleaned with the support of volunteers. Even though it is in the prime location in front of main temple it is not visited by locals as well as Pilgrims.

Nakula Teertham

On September 11, 2020, Nakula Teertham was cleaned by volunteers from Purohit association along with Green Rameswaram team.