{"id":29289,"date":"2026-10-24T12:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29289"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:11:16","slug":"sri-ranganathaswamy-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sri-ranganathaswamy-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently restrained registration authorities from registering documents relating to lands covered by an 1887 deed dedicating properties to the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a prominent <\/span><b>Hindu temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated at <\/span><b>Srirangam near Trichy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This temple <\/span><b>lies on an islet formed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the<\/span><b> twin rivers Cauvery and Coleroon.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> biggest functioning Hindu temple in India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is often found ranked amongst the largest religious complexes of the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built across an area of 156 acres, this temple is dedicated to <\/span><b>Ranganatha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a reclining <\/span><b>form of Hindu deity, Lord Vishnu.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines of Lord Vishnu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the temple has <\/span><b>existed since the 2nd century BC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>archaeological inscriptions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>available <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only from the<\/span><b> 10th century CE.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This temple underwent many <\/span><b>changes during<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the rule of<\/span><b> the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chola-dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cholas<\/a>, Cheras, Pandiyas, Hoysalas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Vijayanagar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kings, and <\/span><b>Nayaks of Madurai.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, influential <\/span><b>Vaishnava leaders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><b>Yamunacarya, Ramanujacarya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Sudarsanacarya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> played pivotal roles in shaping the temple\u2019s worship and its enduring legacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire temple complex is a perfect example of <\/span><b>Dravidian architecture.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is enclosed by <\/span><b>seven concentric walls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as <\/span><b>\u201c Prakaram\u201d, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symbolizing the seven planetary systems in Vedic cosmology.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within these walls, there are <\/span><b>twenty-one towering entrances, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">known as <\/span><b>gopurams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, each adorned with intricate sculptures and designs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> primary entrance tower, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">named the \u201c<\/span><b>Rajagopuram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d soars to a remarkable height of 2<\/span><b>36 feet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it the <\/span><b>largest in Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>vimana over the sanctum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the temple is <\/span><b>made up of gold.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also a<\/span><b> royal temple tower, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which covers a base area of 32,500 sq. ft. and has a height of 196 ft.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also comprises a hall containing <\/span><b>1000 pillars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Intricate sculptures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the most attractive part of the hall. The Hall was <\/span><b>built during the Vijayanagara period <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1336-1565).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside the temple, one can find<\/span><b> inscriptions from the Chola dynasty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accompanied by tales of the <\/span><b>Pandya, Hoysala, and Vijayanagara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> empires that once flourished alongside the Tiruchirappalli rule.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A substantial part of<\/span><b> Srirangam town resides within <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the periphery defined by the <\/span><b>three outer walls of the temple complex.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtnext.in\/news\/tamilnadu\/madras-high-court-restrains-registration-of-srirangam-temple-land-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple situated at Srirangam near Trichy in Tamil Nadu. 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