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The temple is located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. [4] Constructed in the Dravidian architectural style, the temple is glorified by the Tamil poet-saints called the Alvars in their canon, the Naalayira Divya Prabhandam, [5] and has the unique distinction of being the foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to the god ...
Tamil Nadu is home to more than 400,000 Hindu temples and is aptly called "the land of temples" by the media. Many are at least 800 years old and are found scattered all over the state. Many are at least 800 years old and are found scattered all over the state.
The Pancharanga Kshetrams are the five most sacred Ranganatha temples that are located on the banks of the Kaveri River, also spelled as Cauvery.The five Pancharanga Kshetrams in the order of their successive locations, on the banks of the Kaveri River are: The Srirangapatna (Karnataka) called the Adi Ranga, the first temple on the banks of the Kaveri River from the upstream side; the ...
Adhirangam Ranganathaswamy temple or Ranganatha Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Adhi Thiruvarangam in the Taluk of Sankarapuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture , it is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas and Vijayanagar kings.
Ranganatha Temple or Ranganathaswamy Temple may refer to any of several temples dedicated to the Hindu God Ranganatha, including: Ranganatha. Ranganatha Temple, Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh; Ranganatha Temple, Thiruneermalai, in Tamil Nadu; Ranganatha Temple, Vavilavalasa, in Andhra Pradesh; Ranganathaswamy. Ranganathaswamy Temple, Jiyaguda, in ...
Ranganayaki (Tamil: ரங்கநாயகி, Sanskrit: रङ्गनायकी, romanized: Raṅganāyakī, lit. 'Wife of Ranganatha'), also known by her epithet Tayar, [1] (Tamil: தாயார், romanized: Tāyār, lit. 'Mother') is a Hindu goddess. She is the presiding goddess of the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam. [2]
The temple town lies on an islet formed by the rivers Kaveri and Kollidam. [4] The southern gopuram of the temple, called the Rajagopuram, is 239.5 feet tall and, as of 2016, is the tallest in Asia. The construction of the Rajagopuram began during the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya of the Vijayanagara empire.
The Ranganathaswami temple in Namakkal, a town in Namakkal district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is one of the 108 Purana Kshethrams of Vaishnavate tradition.