Srirangam Tour
Pundarikaksha Temple, Thiruvellarai – older than Srirangam Temple
Thiruvellarai Temple is one of the 108 Sri Vaishnava Divya Deshams and a part of the Cholanadu Divya Deshams around Srirangam. Thiruvellarai Temple is approximately 1.5 million years old, older than the Srirangam Temple. It is the divine abode of Lord Pundarikaksha Perumal also the homeland […]
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Srirangam temple – the largest functioning temple
Srirangam temple is the foremost of the 108 divya desham kshetras. It is the largest functioning Hindu temple of the world and the heart of Srivaishnavism. Srirangam temple houses the Deity of Lord Vishnu known as Lord Ranganatha Swamy, who is reclining on the coils of the […]
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Yesterday’s morning in Srirangam was a melodious dream
Early in the morning a VIP entry through the Ranga Ranga Gopuram amongst hundreds waiting for darshan, quick security checks through the other gopurams, rushing nimbly through the mantapas of the 156 acres big temple and then finally seated in the mukhya mantapa in front of […]
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