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Rameswaram: two lingams, one from Kailash

Variant

Hanuman's lingam takes ritual precedence over the one Rama made.

Tradition says Rama established and worshipped a lingam before crossing to Lanka; in the Shiva Purana Shiva grants him victory and stays at Rama's request. Rama made the Ramalingam from sand, while Hanuman brought another lingam from Kailash, the Vishvalingam, which Rama ordered worshipped first, as still done.

Who: Rama, Hanuman, Shiva

Bound to

Lanka's Shiva temples tied to Rama's sin same-story-other-version

Buxar: where Tadaka fell and Rama bathed mirror

Places: Rameswaram

Where this comes from

• commentary · Wikipedia Ramanathaswamy Temple

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