Shatrughaneshvara
Shiva
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Night Halt- Tritiya Padav- Rameshwar The lingam manifested by the fourth brother of Rama, and is supported by the three concentric yonis. After completion of the rituals, the pilgrims take shelter in one of the eight dharmashalas (pilgrims’ rest houses). Two of the rest houses are now in ruins, and another one was commandeered by the police for use as their sub-station. Also, a portion of one rest house is used to run a Sanskrit School, attached to the main temple complex. Finally, pilgrims stay overnight in the rest houses in village Rameshvara. if one is interested to see the architecture and green scenery, pay visit to dharmashala No. 1, about 200m before the main temple compound; this is in a square shape and in all the direction open pavilions are made. The mango groves, bilva trees, fig and holy basil and several flower plants make a beautiful setting of this dharmashala. Those pilgrims who have taken a vow for ancestral worship will perform it at the bank of the Varuna river a special ritual of offering rice-balls (pinchadana) to their ancestors under the supervision of specialist priests. At night the majority of pilgrims will pay a visit to the temple of Rameshvara to take part in Arati (ritually offering an oil lamp and group chanting). On the next day, after taking a holy dip in the Varuna river, the pilgrims continue the rituals and pay a visit to all of the shrines and images. Similarly at the third stop, after staying at Rameshvara, next day pilgrims pray the chief deity and ask blessing: O Lord Rameshvara! Rama has worshipped you in the past; Please bliss and wish that i might visit you again. Pilgrims believe that Lord Rama had undertaken this sacred journey and also offered here pinni (rice-balls) in the name of his ancestors. in the night special decoration and arati are performed in the temple of Rameshvara."