Set along the sea, Rameshwaram is where Lord Rama made his return from Lanka.

The Ramanathaswamy Temple, with its long corridors and quiet scale, sits at the centre of the yatra. What shapes the experience here is not just the temple itself, but the way the rituals are approached. Many begin at Agni Theertham by the shore, and then move inward through the temple, passing through the 22 theerthams, each marking a step along the way.