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	'''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.		{{Short description\|Mountain on Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu, India}}
			'''Mt. Gandhamadana''' is the tallest peak on [[Pamban Island]] near [[Rameswaram]], which lies in the [[Palk Strait]] between mainland India and Sri Lanka. It is believed by many people that [[Lord Hanuman]] resides there.

	== Location ==		== Location ==
	[[File:Pamban Island west MtGandhamadana.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|A view of the western part of Pamban island from the summit of ~~Mt.~~ Gandhamadana]]		[[File:Pamban Island west MtGandhamadana.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|A view of the western part of Pamban island from the summit of Mountain Gandhamadana]]

	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.		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. Lights of [[Talaimannar]], [[Sri Lanka]] are visible from here on clear nights.

	== ~~History~~ ==		== Legends ==

	~~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.		'''Mountain Gandhamadana''' is believed to be the hillock from whose summit, the [[Rama\|Lord Rama]] devotee Hanuman, commenced his flight to [[Ravana\|Ravana's]] Lanka. Kalidasa [Kumarasambhava, VI] refers to Gandhamadana, located in the vicinity of the mythical city of Osadhiprastha in the Himalayas, which is home to Santanaka trees.

	[[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.		[[Nath]] tradition holds that [[Parashurama]], after enacting his vengeance, sought out God [[Dattatreya]] atop Mount Gandhamadana for spiritual guidance. Their [[Tantra\|conversations]] gave rise to [[Tripura Rahasya]], a treatise on [[Advaita Vedanta]]. It was here that 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. Gandhamadan Parvatam in Ramesvaram is also known as ''Ramar padam'' (Rama's Feet).

	== References ==		== References ==
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	* {{cite book\|title=South India\|last1=Abram\|first1=David\|author2=Edwards, Nick\|author3=Ford, Mike\|author4=Sen, Devdan\|author5=Wooldridge, Beth		* {{cite book\|title=South India\|last1=Abram\|first1=David\|author2=Edwards, Nick\|author3=Ford, Mike\|author4=Sen, Devdan\|author5=Wooldridge, Beth
	\|publisher=Rough Guides\|year=2003\|pages=513\|isbn=978-1-84353-103-6}}		\|publisher=Rough Guides\|year=2003\|pages=513\|isbn=978-1-84353-103-6}}
			* {{cite web \|url=https://www.optimatravels.com/rameshwaram-tamil-nadu/mount-gandhamadan-rameshwaram-tamil-nadu-india.aspx \|title=Mount Gandhamadan Rameshwaram \|website=optimatravels.com \|access-date=2022-09-09}}

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	'''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.		'''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.

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'''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.

== Location ==
[[File:Pamban Island west MtGandhamadana.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A view of the western part of Pamban island from the summit of Mt. Gandhamadana]]

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.

== History ==

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.

[[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.

== References ==

* {{cite book|title=South India|last1=Abram|first1=David|author2=Edwards, Nick|author3=Ford, Mike|author4=Sen, Devdan|author5=Wooldridge, Beth
|publisher=Rough Guides|year=2003|pages=513|isbn=978-1-84353-103-6}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/rameswaram/travel-guide/gandhamadana-parvatam.html Maps of India]

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[[Category:Mountains of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Places in the Ramayana]]
[[Category:Mountains in Buddhism]]