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<p>103.94.59.80: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''Mt. Gandhamadana''' is the tallest peak on [[Pamban Island]] which lies in the [[Palk Strait]] between mainland India and Sri Lanka. It is believed by many people that [[Lord Hanuman]] resides there.<br /> <br /> == Location ==<br /> [[File:Pamban Island west MtGandhamadana.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A view of the western part of Pamban island from the summit of Mt. Gandhamadana]]<br /> <br /> Gandhamadana is located 3 kilometres from [[Rameswaram]], almost midway between the western edge of the island and the ghost-town of [[Dhanushkodi]] at the corner of the eastern promontory.<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> Mt. Gandhamadana is believed to be the hillock from whose summit, the [[Rama]]-devotee [[Hanuman]], commenced his flight to [[Ravana]]'s [[Lanka]]. Kalidasa [Kumarasambhava, VI] refers to Gandhamadana, in the vicinity of the mythical city of Osadhiprastha in Himalaya Mountain, having Santanaka trees.<br /> <br /> [[Nath]] tradition holds that Parashurama, after enacting his vengeance, sought out [[Dattatreya]] atop Mount Gandhamadana for spiritual guidance. Their [[tantras|conversations]] gave rise to [[Tripura Rahasya]], a treatise on [[Advaita Vedanta]]. It was here the [[deity]] instructed the warrior-sage on knowledge of scripture, renunciation of worldly activities, and non-duality, thus freeing Parashurama from the cycle of death and rebirth.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> * {{cite book|title=South India|last1=Abram|first1=David|author2=Edwards, Nick|author3=Ford, Mike|author4=Sen, Devdan|author5=Wooldridge, Beth<br /> |publisher=Rough Guides|year=2003|pages=513|isbn=978-1-84353-103-6}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.mapsofindia.com/rameswaram/travel-guide/gandhamadana-parvatam.html Maps of India]<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mountains of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Places in the Ramayana]]<br /> [[Category:Mountains in Buddhism]]</div>

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