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The Sarangapani Temple, Thirukudanthai, or Kumbakonam koyil is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 poet saints, or Alvars. [1] This temple is along Kaveri and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams. [2]
Sarangapani Temple. Of the many temples in Kumbakonam, the most striking is the Sarangapani Temple, a Vaishnavite temple. This famous pancharanga kshetram is in the midst of the busy market place. Before the Sri Rangam Temple gopuram (tower) was built, this temple used to hold the place for the tallest Temple Tower in South Asia.
Sarangapani temple is the largest Vaishnava (the sect of the god Vishnu) shrine present in Kumbakonam. The present structure of the temple having a twelve-storey high tower was constructed by Nayak kings in the 15th century. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 Alvar saint-poets.
The temple was one of the three significant Vaishnava temples in Kumbakonam that received patronage during the Nayaka era, the others being the Ramaswamy Temple and the Sarangapani Temple. [8] A religious head began to handle the temple's administrative affairs in the 16th century. [9]
The Sarangapani Temple on the banks of the Kaveri River at Kumbakonam is one of the Divya Desams and is also one of the five Pancharangam Temples. Its location is in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu, India, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Kumbakonam railway station. [4] [21] The deity in the temple is Sarangapani, an incarnation of Vishnu.
As found in Chakrapani Temple East, a temple of Draupati Amman is found in Sarangapani Temple east, having he as the presiding deity. [1] Two Kalis and Madurai Veeran are found in the left side of the shrine of the presiding deity. An inscription about the Kumbhabhishekham of this temple held on 23 August 2001, (7, Tamil month of Avani, Vishu ...
For Shiva temples it was held on 22 February 2016 between 12.00 noon and 1.30 p.m. in Mahamaham Tank. For five Vishnu temples it was held on the banks of Kaveri . Those five temples are Sarangapani Temple , Chakrapani Temple , Ramaswamy Temple , Rajagopalaswamy Temple , and Varahaperumal Temple.
The Mahamaham festival include community events such as chariot processions from local temples, classical dance performances in temple mandapams and street fairs. The Masimaham is an annual event that occurs in Kumbakonam in the Tamil month of Masi (February–March) in the star of Magam. [6]