Tamil temple at Rameshwaram expanded

1169

In the far southern tip of India, the Pandya kings expanded the great Ramanathaswamy temple on Rameshwaram island. Its corridors - eventually the longest temple corridors in the world - were extended through generations of dynastic patronage. The temple's location on the narrow strait between India and Sri Lanka made it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the Hindu world, drawing devotees from across the subcontinent.