Ranganath Swamy Temple: Wonderful Architecture

   The architectural philosophy of Ranganath Swamy Temple should be described as wonderful and unique. Yes, the architectural beauty of Ranganath Swamy Temple is very visible. 

  Painting painted with vegetation colors captivates the devotees and tourists. This magnificent and beautiful temple, situated in Tiruchirapalli city of Tamil Nadu state of India, has got global fame. Due to the architecture, beauty and specialties of the temple, UNESCO embellished it with the Asia Pacific Merit Award. 

  The Ranganath Swamy Temple, situated on the banks of river Cauvery on the holy land of Shri Rangamari, is indeed dedicated to Shri Ranganath Swamy. Sri Ranganath Swami is considered as the nature of Lord Vishnu. 

  In the temple, Lord Shree Ranganatha remains in resting state on Shishnaag Shayya. Located on the island of Sri Rangam, this temple is also known as Geo-Lok Baikunth. Apart from this, Ranganath Swamy Temple is also known by the names of Sri Rangam Temple, Thiruvarangam, Tirupati, Periyokole etc. 

  It is considered to be the ancient temple of South India. In fact, this divine temple is the main pilgrimage center of the Hindus. Experts believe that this magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Shri Ranganath is one of the 108 Divine countries. 

  The cultural heritage of this cultural heritage is on the global level. Spread over 631,000 square meters, this temple is very artistic and beautiful. Particularly this temple has 21 gopurams. Gopuram means the entrance door. The main gate of the temple is called Rajagopuram. 

   The height of this magnificent gate is about 72 meters. This magnificent temple of Dravidian style can be called the magnificent structure of architecture. The interior of the temple is also very attractive. The huge auditorium made of granite is a special attraction here. There are 953 columns in it. 

  These pillars have artistic notation. This statue is a marking of elephants, horses, tigers and other animals. Particularly, this artistic notation was done with vegetal colors on the rate and walls. It can be called amazing painting. 

  This temple, decorated with ancient architectural style, is a unique cultural heritage. If the experts believe that it is difficult to estimate the ancient beauty of this temple. This temple was worshiped by gods and goddesses by Lord Ram.

  It is believed that after the war of Ram-Ravan, the goddess goddess here had been handed over to King Vibhishan of Lanka. On returning to Lanka, Lord Vishnu appeared before Vibhishan. Lord Vishnu expressed his desire to live as Lord Raangnath in this place. It is believed that Lord Vishnu is sitting here in the form of Shri Ranganath.

   It is believed that during the Vedic period there was an ashram of Gautama Rishi on the banks of Godavari river. After seeing the water crisis, he came to the Rishi-Muni Ashram of many other places and urged Gautama Rishi to help. Seeing the fertilizer land, land has got lured into other sages. Finally, the sages charged Gautama Rishi with guavas and acquired all the land in the area. Gautam Rishi went to Shri Rangam and worshiped Lord Ranganath. 

  It is believed that Lord Ranganath has given the philosophy and blessings to be pleased with worship. It is also believed that on the insistence of Gautam Rishi, Brahma ji himself built this temple.

   All necessary resources are available for the visit of Ranganath Swamy Temple. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli Airport. Rangnath Swamy Temple distance from the airport is about 9 kilometers.

  The nearest railway station is Pudukkottai Junction. The distance of Ranganath Swami Temple from the railway station is about 54 kms. Tourists can also visit Ranganath Swamy Temple by road.
10.821050,78.289810