Ramatheertam Explained

Ramatheertam
Other Name:Ramatheertam
Settlement Type:historical village
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:14.6479°N 80.1445°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nellore District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Nellore

Ramathirtham or Ramatheertam[1] is situated in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh state. It comes under Vidavalur Mandal.

History

Ramathirtham is a Historical Buddhist Remnant site in Nellore District.

Bodipati Dibba

Recent Exploration[2] at a mound towards east of the Ramalingeswara temple yielded some historical ancient remains. Black and red Polished ware, terracota and brick remnant's were recovered from the site.This site may contain Buddhist remains as found at Chejarla Temple in Guntur District. Excavations are under progress at this site.

Temple

Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in Ramathirtham. Lord Siva and Kamakshamma are the presiding deities while Vigneswara and Subramanya Swamy are the also worshipped here.The architecture is reminiscent of the Pallava style with the temple built of bricks, a Dwaja Stambam, Kalyana Mandapam, Alankara Mandapam and Yajnasala for Nithyyagnam.The main temple is very small and covered with white granite rock.Mythologically Ramatheertam holds a lot of respect among the devotees as it was the place where, as per the scriptures, Lord Rama was stated to have stopped for a night halt during his search for Sita. At daybreak, Lord Rama carved out a Shiva Lingam from sand with his hands and offered prayers.

Map

Refer wikimapia link for the above described geographies: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=14.6478641&lon=80.1444832&z=15&l=0&m=b&v=8

Notes and References

  1. (There is another Ramatheertham in Vizianagaram District)
  2. Web site: Archeological Survey of India . 16 October 2012 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221755/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/nellore_monuments.html . dead .