Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, located in Srirangam is the foremost of eight self-manifested shrines of Lord Vishnu. Even, it is considered to be the first, foremost as well as the most important of 108 Divyadesams. The Srirangam Temple is also referred as Periyakoil, Bhogamandabam, Thiruvanranga Tirupati or Bhoologa Vaikundam. Temples in Tamil Nadu is home to some of the most magnificent temples in Tamilnadu, India, each with its unique history and cultural significance. Famous Temples in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, is home to several famous temples. Most temples have websites or social media pages where you can find details about the temple’s history, daily rituals, and upcoming events.
The temple is very huge in size extending up to 156 acres. It has 7 prakaras, which are formed by broad and huge rampart walls that run around the sanctum. Each prakaram has 21 magnificent towers offering a unique sight to all visitors. This temple ideally lies on an island formed by twin rivers, Cauvery and Kollidam.
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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam is the world’s largest functioning temple with amazing architecture and ornamentation. Apart from 7 prakaras with massive walls, this temple has 21 huge & colorful sculpted gopurams, 9 sacred pools, 50 sub shrines, gilded vimana and other interesting features like fresco paintings. The Rajagopuram is the world’s second tallest temple tower with 72 m height. Many mandapams are found at Ranganathaswamy Temple. One among is Hall of 1000 pillars, which is a planned-theatre like structure made of granite. Another artistically interesting hall is Sesharayar mandapam comprising of monolithic pillars along with the carvings of wild horses, which bear riders on its back and trampling their hoofs on the heads of rampant tigers.
With courtly portrait sculptures, Garuda mandapam has a free-standing shrine of eagle headed God, Garuda. Ranga Vilasa mandapam is comparatively huge in size carrying the figurines of Bala Ramayana and discriminating murals. The outer vimana has finely worked pillars accompanied by double capitals, fluted shafts and also pendant lotus brackets. The walls of Thiruvarangam Temple are found with exquisite paintings made of vegetable and herbal dyes, which portrays the culture and custom followed at those times. One of the famous Temples in tamilnadu, the idol of main deity is very unique as it is made of stucco, which is a unique combination of stones, lime and motor bound together by a peculiar paste, made of camphor, honey, musk, jiggery and sandal.
