Villoondi Theertham

Villoondi Theertham is a sacred coastal spring and beach located about 7 km from Rameswaram town on the Pamban-Rameswaram highway in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. It features a natural sweet-water spring emerging within the seawater, enclosed by a small structure. Revered as one of the 64 sacred Theerthams of Rameswaram and linked to the Ramayana legend where Rama created the spring for Sita, it attracts pilgrims and tourists for its religious importance, calm shallow waters and scenic seaside setting.

Visitors can expect a quiet beach with shallow, calm seawater and a small square well-like structure standing a few metres inside the sea that contains sweet drinking water despite being surrounded by salt water. The site has a small shrine and paved approach, open sandy shoreline, and views of the Gulf of Mannar. Visitors can walk on the beach, observe the spring, take a holy dip, and experience a peaceful pilgrimage atmosphere with limited commercial development.

Traditionally associated with the Ramayana period, where Lord Rama is believed to have created the spring by piercing the ground with his arrow (vill) to quench Sita's thirst, giving the place its name Villoondi. It is counted among the 64 sacred Theerthams of Rameswaram mentioned in religious texts.

Highly revered Hindu pilgrimage site and one of the sacred Theerthams where pilgrims take a holy dip before visiting Ramanathaswamy Temple. The sweet water within the saline sea is considered sacred and symbolically significant for devotees.