Mount Gandhamadana

Mount Gandhamadana

Mt. Gandhamadana is the tallest peak on Pamban Island which lies in the Palk Strait between mainland India and Sri Lanka.

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Location

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 promonotory.

Legends

Mt. Gandhamadana is believed to be the hillock from whose summit, the Hindu god 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.

References

  • Abram, David; Rough Guides (Firm), Nick Edwards, Mike Ford, Devdan Sen, Beth Wooldridge (2003). South India. Rough Guides. pp. 513. ISBN 1843531038, ISBN 9781843531036. 

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