Historical Period17c CE
Chola-Pandya-Vijayanagara-Nayak layers, 9th–17th c.
3000 BCE17th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- yellow (pītāmbara)gold
- Sacred Offerings
- tulsi leaves · panchāmṛta · lotus
Primary Scriptures
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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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
- Vāhana
- Garuḍa
- Offerings
- tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
- Sacred colours
- yellow (pītāmbara)gold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Srirangam RanganathaChola-Pandya-Vijayanagara-Nayak layers, 9th–17th c.📍 Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī · BrahmotsavamŚrīraṅgam Raṅganātha — first and foremost of 108 Divya Desams
🎊 Festivals
- Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
- Brahmotsavam
- Garuda Sevā
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookNālāyira Divya Prabandham
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookR. Balasubramanian. The Divya Desams: 108 Sacred Vishnu Temples