Srirangam Temple

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• Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu), located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

• The temple has the unique distinction of being the foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to the god Vishnu.

• The Srirangam temple is the largest temple compound in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world

•  In 2017 the temple won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation, making it the first temple in Tamil Nadu to receive the award from UNESCO..

• The temple was first built by the Chola ruler, Dharmavarma. The Kaveri river flood destroyed the temple vimanam, and later, the early Cholas King Killivalavan rebuilt the temple complex that is present today.

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Features

• It is built Dravidian style of architecture

• It has seven prakaras or enclosures.

• Its Gopuram also called as “Raja Gopuram" is the biggest gopuram in Asia.

• It annually hosts a 21-day festival during the Tamil month of Margazhi (between December and January).