Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

temple, Srirangam, India

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The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a significant Hindu pilgrimage site located in Srirangam, India. Dedicated to the deity Ranganatha, it is primarily a Vaishnavite temple, though also revered by Shaivites. The temple complex is notable for its seven concentric rectangular enclosures, with the outermost measuring over 2 miles in length. A striking feature is the Hall of a Thousand Pillars, adorned with colonnades of rearing horses, constructed during the Vijayanagar period on the site of an older temple. Srirangam itself is situated on an island formed by the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers and is now part of the city of Tiruchchirappalli.1

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Its main feature, the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity Ranganatha, is primarily Vaishnavite but is also holy to Shaivites. The temple is composed of seven rectangular enclosures, one within the other, the outermost having a perimeter more than 2 miles (3 km) in length. A remarkable…
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Its main feature, the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity Ranganatha, is primarily Vaishnavite but is also holy to Shaivites. The temple is composed of seven rectangular enclosures, one within the other, the outermost having a perimeter more than 2 miles (3 km) in length. A remarkable…
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