Rameshwaram is a holy place and one of the Chardhams. Asthis of the departed soul is immersed in the holy Agniteertham or near Dhanushkodi. As this offered in the holy waters will help the soul of the departed attain freedom from the cycle of rebirth, thereby achieving peace. Asthi Visarjan at Rameshwaram is a really very important religious process. The meaning of Asthi is the leftover bone or some collected ashes of dead people. After the last rites are performed the remains of the dead person are collected, these are mostly tied in a piece of cloth. In the end, the immersed ashes will flow in quiet water like a river. This overall process of immersion is called “Asthi visarjan”.