108 Divyadesam - 94) Tirupullani

Details of Kshethram:Moolavar: Sri Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal and Sri Darbhashayana Ramar Thayaar: Kalyanavalli Nachiyar Vimanam: Kalyana Vimanam Pushkarani: Chakra Theertham Travel: This kshethram is close to Rameswaram, on the seashore.

Azhwar Pashuram: Tirumangaiazhwar: 21 Pashurams Sthala Puranam: Legend has is that Kalyana Jagannatha Perumal is said to have been here at this kshethram even before Dasharatha had come with Kaikeyi to conquer South India. It is said that Dasharatha performed tapas to this Lord to have children. Legend tells that Lord Rama reached the seashore where Vibhishana performed . As the army contemplated how to cross the ocean, Vibhishana advises Lord Rama to pray to  to allow their passage over his waters to reach Lanka. Thus, Lord Rama is said to have sat in on a bed made of  with the for three days. When did not show himself, in a rage Lord Rama tells Lakshmana to hand Him His bow and an arrow. The Lord mounts the arrow and tells that He would make all the water in the ocean evaporate if he did not show himself. As the Lord was about to fire His deadly weapon,  appears and falls at Lord Rama's feet and tells the army that Nal and Neel were phenomenal architects and that they could build a bridge that would float on the oceanic waters granting Lord Rama and His army passage over the ocean to Sri Lanka. As Lord Rama sat on a bed made of , this kshethram is called . *** The water at this kshethram is considered to be very holy as this was the start point of the . Thus, taking a bath here or  is considered to absolve all sins. Along with  performing  here at this kshethram is considered very holy.