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Ranganayaki is venerated by the people of Srirangam and by Vaishnavas, the adherents of Vishnu. According to Sri Vaishnava tradition, she is regarded co-equal to Ranganatha himself, considered to be both the means and the end of worship to the divine couple.
Ranganayaki (transl. The Heroine of the Stage ) is a 1981 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal starring Aarathi , Ambareesh , Ramakrishna , Ashok , Rajanand. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Ashwattha.
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 ...
Ranganatha visiting Ranganayaki and being with her is called as 'Saerthi' during 'Panguni Uthiram'. There are three images of Ranganayaki within the sanctum. There are separate shrines for major saints in the Vaishnava tradition, including Ramanuja , Nammalvar, Desikar, Thondaradipodialwar, Thiruppaanalwar, etc.
Wall drawings. The Senji Singavaram Ranganatha Temple (aka Singavaram Perumal Temple) is a cave-temple in India dedicated to God Ranganatha and Goddess Ranganayaki Thayar. The temple is a Pallava period structure, and was reconstructed and patronized by Krishnapa Nayakkar of Senji Nayak dynasty..
Sri Vaishnava texts record how the goddess Lakshmi, known as Ranganayaki in the holy town of Srirangam, personally conferred on him the title of ‘Sarva-tantra-svatantra’ or master of all arts and crafts. It is also believed that Rangantha who is the presiding deity of Srirangam, awarded the title of ‘Vedanta Desika’, meaning: the ...
According to tradition, the star uttiram was in ascent when the goddess of the temple, Ranganayaki, was born, and also the day she married the god Ranganatha . Ramanuja is regarded to have been inspired by the festivities of the day and subsequently composed the Sriranga Gadyam, Sharanagati Gadyam, and the Vaikuntha Gadyam. [4]
The images of Alvars are housed in the hall preceding the sanctum. The central shrine is approached from the gopuram axially through a four pillared mani mandapam and pillared halls of mukha mandapam and artha mandapam. The shrine of Ranganayaki, the consort of Ranganathar is located in a shrine parallel to the sanctum.