Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Lord Ranganatha (reclining Vishnu)
Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu
First and foremost of the 108 Divya Desams, one of the largest functioning Hindu temples in the world.
History
Set on an island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers, the temple is praised by all the Alvars except one. The great teacher Ramanuja lived and taught here in the 11th–12th centuries. The temple suffered during the 14th-century invasions, when the processional deity was carried away for safety for nearly 50 years before returning in 1371. Cholas, Pandyas, Hoysalas, Vijayanagara and Nayak rulers all expanded it. The 73 m Rajagopuram was completed only in 1987.
Architecture
Seven concentric enclosures over about 156 acres, 21 gopurams, Thousand Pillar Mandapam and Sesharaya Mandapam with rearing horse pillars.
Festivals
- Vaikunta Ekadasi (21-day festival
- Dec–Jan)
- Panguni Uthiram
- Brahmotsavam
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Directions to Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Tiruchirappalli Airport, about 15 km
- By train
- Srirangam station, about 1.5 km
- By road
- Frequent city buses from Trichy.
Near the temple
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