Setukarai and Sethu Bandhana Jaya Veera Anjaneya Temple

Nature of the Place: Seashore temple

Ramayana Relevance — What Happened Here: The coastal region commemorates Vibhishana seeking refuge with Rama and the preparations for building the bridge to Lanka.

Ramayana Reference / Textual Context: Yuddha Kanda and temple tradition

Sthala Purana / Local Tradition and Present Identification: Setukarai is a major Ramanathapuram shore tradition associated with the Setu. The exact point of commencement is traditional and overlaps with other coastal identifications, but the temple and shore are distinct pilgrimage places.

What a Pilgrim Can See: Sethu Bandhana Jaya Veera Anjaneya shrine, seashore worship point and Setu tradition

Temple / Site Timings: Opening hours and access conditions may change. Prefer a daylight visit for outdoor, hill, cave, forest and coastal sites, and reconfirm locally before travel.

Contact: Contact the temple office, district tourism office or local site administration shortly before travel; telephone numbers are intentionally not printed where a stable official number could not be verified.