The Reclining Vishnu of Srirangam — Foremost of the 108 Divya Desams
Srirangam · Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple is the largest functioning Hindu temple complex in the world (156 acres, 7 concentric enclosures, 21 gopurams) and the foremost of the 108 Divya Desams of the Srivaishnava tradition. The deity is Ranganatha — Vishnu reclining on Ananta Śeṣa between cosmic cycles.
Place · Srirangam · Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Srirangam — Ranganatha. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.