Srirangam Ranganatha
Deities

Srirangam Ranganatha

Śrīraṅgam Raṅganātha — first and foremost of 108 Divya Desams

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Chola-Pandya-Vijayanagara-Nayak layers, 9th–17th c.

Srirangam Ranganatha

The world's largest functioning Hindu temple (631,000 m²). The first of 108 Divya Desams. Vishnu as Raṅganātha reclining on Ādiśeṣa.

Divya Desam canonical status

One of the 108 Divya Desams — temples sung in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (the "Four-Thousand Divine Hymns") by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE). The 108 Divya Desams include 106 earthly sites, plus 2 extra-cosmic realms (Paramapadam = Vaikuntha, and Tirupparkadal = the Milk-Ocean). Each Divya Desam has a Moolavar (sanctum deity), Utsavar (processional image), and a specific Alvar-mangalāśāsana dedication.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
Offerings
tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
Sacred colours
yellow (pītāmbara)gold

🛕 Principal Temples

  • Srirangam RanganathaChola-Pandya-Vijayanagara-Nayak layers, 9th–17th c.
    📍 Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
    10.8625°, 78.6944° — view on map
    Festivals: Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī · Brahmotsavam
    Śrīraṅgam Raṅganātha — first and foremost of 108 Divya Desams

🎊 Festivals

  • Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
  • Brahmotsavam
  • Garuda Sevā