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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 ]
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.
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.
Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India: 9 Sarangapani Temple: 173 12th century AD Sarangapani Temple is the largest Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam. The inner shrine is made in the form of a stone chariot, a common feature for temples built under the Chola kings. [21] [22] Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India: 10 Annamalaiyar Temple Northern Gopuram (Ammani Amman ...
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. [8] [9]
The Sarangapani temple at Kumbakonam takes its name partly from the bow. A kaiju in Godzilla: Singular Point is named Sharanga (サルンガ or Salunga) due to its emergence in India and the bow-like shape on its head.
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.
Sarangapani Temple, a temple of Vishnu in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India; P. K. Sarangapani (1925–2011), Indian screenwriter and playwright in Malayalam; Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, Indian-Singaporean writer in Tamil and founder of the Tamil Murasu newspaper