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The Setu and Rameswaram.

1929

An adequate idea and appreciation of the antiquity and historic importance of the House of Ramnad is possible only if we go back in point of time beyond the age of the publication of the Ramayana to the incidents themselves incidents contemporaneous with the installation of the first Sethupathi. [...] The inspiring scene of the meeting of the two oceans the grand temple at Rameswaram one of the noblest specimens of Dravidian architecture and the many holy and important places that the pilgrim has the chance of seeing and enjoying on the way like Chidambaram Kumbakonum Tanjore Srirangam and Madura may be said to combine for the Setu-yatra all the above-mentioned advantages. [...] The visit to the sage Sara bait gha and the appearance of Ii dr a then as well as later on after the battle with Ravana the opportune appearance of the sage Agastya and of Garuda on the battle-field serve the double purpose of helping on the plot and indicating the divnity of the hero. [...] The pilgrimage closes practically with the bath in the Kodi-Theertham the securing of some of its water in a sealed can and the offering of a cocoanut and flowers to Setu-Madhava Swami the fine image in white coral of30 THE SETU AND RAMESWARAM Maha Vishnu who is considered to be the warden of the holy place. [...] And the great merit of this yatra is dwelt upon in every purana as may be seen from the extracts in the Appendix E. I give here a part of the translation of the extract from Skanda Purana (1) which utters the most glowing praise about the Setu “ The Setu-bandh is said to partake of the divinity of all the Gods.
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Pages
235
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144882
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xiv N. Pillai view
Foreword
xv-xvi C.V. Kumaraswamy view
Chapter I. Introductory
1-i N. Pillai view
Chapter II. The Setubandha and its Manifold Importance
3-19 N. Pillai view
Chapter III. The Setu-Yatra
20-31 N. Pillai view
Chapter IV. Rameswaram (The Island.)
32-42 N. Pillai view
Chapter V. Rameswaram (The Town.)(1)
43-53 N. Pillai view
Chapter VI. The Temple Topography.
54-63 N. Pillai view
Chapter VII. The Temple Design Architecture and Sculpture
64-76 N. Pillai view
Chapter VIII. The Temple Management and Worship
77-91 N. Pillai view
Chapter IX. The Theerthams
92-107 N. Pillai view
Chapter X. The Setupathies
108-128 N. Pillai view
Appendix
129-197 N. Pillai view

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