Mahamaham - Combination of Seven Sacred Rivers - Jadayu Theertham

Jadayu Theertham is a temple situated in Rameshwaram and lies on the Rameshwaram-Dhanushkodi road. It is the spot where the bird Jadayu fell fighting Ravana, who was forcefully carrying away Sita.

The water of the pond is tastes like a tender coconut. Mahamaham festival celebrated here attracts scores of devotees. A pond surrounded by seven sand dunes can be seen here - Story Behind is

While Jatayu was wounded and lying on the ground when Lord Rama arrived, Lord Rama sensed the end result and decided that Jatayu get moksha. Lord Rama hit an arrow in the ground so as to call all seven sacred rivers, called teertha. Six rivers' waters arrived, one river water failing to obey Lord Rama's call. Since Lord Rama was himself an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, He forced the Gaya teertha to arrive at the spot. Finally Jatayu was given the waters of seven rivers and he attained moksha. Today, the six river waters are seen together in one pond, whilst the seventh is a few feet away as a punishment. It mixes with the remaining six waters in an invisible manner.