Thangachimadam

Thangachimadam
Town
Thangachimadam Name Board
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	623529
Telephone code	04573
Vehicle registration	TN 65
Nearest city	Rameswaram
Lok Sabha constituency	Ramanathapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ramanathapuram

Thangachimadam is a central part of Rameswaram which is a holy island in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is separated from the mainland by Pamban channel. Languages spoken include Tamil and English.

The main occupation of people live here is fishing and its allied occupations. Also coconut and jasmine farming activities exist at a considerable level. Temple City(Madurai) Is Famed For Its Jasmine 'Maduai Malli', But The Seedlings Are Grown for Thangachimadam and Transported Across South.Jasmine is almost synonymous with the templecity of Madurai but the famed Madurai malli has its origins in the little known village of Thangachimadam on Rameswaram island.

Jasmine nurseries abound in this coastal hamlet although fishing is the predominant activity.Around 300 farmers cultivate the exotic jasmine variety that is known for its unique fragrance.Small nurseries cover at least 150 acres in the village.

There are 3 Lord Ganapathy Shrine and lord Murugan Shrine and lord Manikanda Shrine inside this temple. Mainly, this is the temple of lord Murugan and represents Lord Bala Thandayuthapani of Palani in Tamil Nadu. Idol of BalaThandayuthupani is beautifully en carved and maintained properly by devotees of Thangachimadam. Daily rituals are always performed with much enthusiasm.Premises of the temple has wonderful ambience containing coconut trees and cleanly maintained pond.Festival of sashti which comes after diwaliis auspicious in this temple.

This temple located at national highway near by Sri Balathandayuthapani Swamy Temple.

It is literally translated stands for „buried bow‟. It is quite well known that Lord Ram always carried a bow. According to legend, at this sacred spot, located 7 km from Pamban, is thispuranic place, significant because it was at this place where Lord Ram is said to havequenched the thirst of Sita by dipping the bow into the sea water.

This is the most famous catholic church in Rameswaram Island. St.Xavier visited this place on his way to Sri Lanka and the original church at this place was constructed by him. Annual festival of this church happens in July (Tamil month of aadi)in a grand scale.

Thangachimadam has a hot tropical climate temperature ranging from 25 °C (min) to 46 °C (max) and the relative humidity is high at 79% on an average and it ranges between 80% to 90%.