Rameshwaram Focus
For families making the trip specifically for pitru tarpan or the 22 theertham snan, with Meenakshi darshan bookending the trip and no other sightseeing to dilute the ritual days.
Highlights
- Arrive and Meenakshi darshan
- Arrive and Agni Theertham
- Tarpan and 22 theertham snan
- Fly home
Good to know
Indicative cost
Per person, twin sharing
Per person, twin sharing
Per person on twin sharing, indicative for 2026. Tarpan-focused groups should tell us at booking so we can fix the purohit and ghat timing in advance.
What's included
- Return Ahmedabad–Madurai flights
- 3 nights: hotel in Madurai and hotel in Rameshwaram
- Private AC vehicle for the whole trip
- Daily breakfast and veg dinner
- Theertham snan ticket and temple-helper arrangement
- Purohit coordination for pitru tarpan on request
Not included
- Purohit dakshina and tarpan samagri (paid directly)
- Lunches
- Travel insurance
- GST 5%
Day by day
Arrive and Meenakshi darshan
One-stop flight lands by afternoon. Check in, rest, then an evening darshan at Meenakshi Amman Temple and the 9:30 pm night ceremony if the group is not too tired from travel.
Arrive and Agni Theertham
Drive to Rameshwaram (170 km, about 4 hours), arriving by early afternoon. Agni Theertham sea bath at the shore, followed by darshan at Ramanathaswamy Temple. Brief the priest or purohit that evening if tarpan rituals are planned for the next morning.
Tarpan and 22 theertham snan
Early morning pitru tarpan at the designated ghat if the family has arranged it (we coordinate the purohit in advance), followed by the 22 theertham snan inside the temple — carry a full change of clothes as each well soaks you in turn. Afternoon free, or a short trip to Kothandaramaswamy Temple and the Pamban Bridge viewpoint for those with energy left.
Fly home
Drive back to Madurai (170 km, 4 hours) in time for the flight; leave at least 3 hours before departure. A short stop at a Gujarati-run sweet shop near the airport is a small tradition for many of our groups.