Holy water from the Triveni Sangam in Kanyakumari and water from Cauvery river as well as sacred soil from Srirangam’s Ranganathar Temple have been sent to Ayodhya’s for the Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan to place on August 5. Special Prasad is also to be sent from Srirangam to Ayodhya.
As per legends, Dhanushkodi is the place where upon Vibhishana’s request, Lord Ram destroyed the Ram Setu with his bow after rescuing Goddess Sita, giving it the name Dhanushkodi. Rameshwaram is also a famous pilgrimage town for Hindus, where the Ramanathaswamy Temple is located. The presiding God here is Lord Shiva, where Lord Ram is believed to have prayed after slaying Ravana, a devotee of Lord Shiva.
Puranic stories mention that after the war, Lord Ram had presented Vibhishana an idol of Sri Ranganathaswamy to worship in Sri Lanka. Vibhishana had kept the deity of the Lord on the banks of river Kaveri on his way to Sri Lanka. It is believed that Vibhishana hadn’t been able to lift it back following which he had been blessed by an apparition of Lord Ram. The blessing had been that he would always be in a reclining posture, looking towards the South to bless Sri Lanka.
These geographical connects with Lord Ram are the reasons for sending soil and water from these holy places.