<Tr> <Th> PIN CODE </Th> <Td> 623526 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vehicle registration </Th> <Td> TN 65 </Td> </Tr> <P> Rameswaram, (also spelt as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a town and a second grade municipality in the Ramanathapuram district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is located on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilometres from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka . It is situated in the Gulf of Mannar, at the very tip of the Indian peninsula . Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the Pamban Bridge . Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from Chennai and Madurai . Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India to Hindus, and part of the Char Dham pilgrimage . </P> <P> It is said that this is the place from where the Hindu god Rama built a bridge across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana . The Ramanathaswamy Temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is located at the centre of the town and is closely associated with Rama . The temple, along with the town, is considered a holy pilgrimage site for both Shaivas and Vaishnavas . </P>

The channel which separates rameshwaram dwip from indian main land