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Sarangapani Temple
Location within Tamil Nadu
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| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Thanjavur |
| Location: | Kumbakonam |
| Temple Details | |
| Primary Deity: | Sarangapani (Vishnu) |
| Consort: | Komalavalli Thayar (Lakshmi) |
| Festival Deity: | Aravamuthar |
| Temple Tank: | Potramarai Kulam |
| Poets: | Aandaal - 1 Periyalvar - 3 Bhoothathalvar- 2 Thirumalisai Alvar - 7 Peialvar - 2 Nammalvar - 11 Thirumangai Alvar - 25 |
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| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
Sarangapani Temple is a place of worship, dedicated to Vishnu as the Supreme God of the Vaishnava traditions of Hinduism. It lies in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 11⁄2 miles away from Kumbakonam railway station. Which is on the Chennai - Tanjore main line. is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1] This temple is along Kaveri and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams.[2]
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The Vaishnava deity, Sarangapani, an incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu appeared to a sage called Hema Rishi, who performed penance. The central shrine of the temple is in the form of a chariot drawn by horses and elephants with openings on either side, showing the descent of God Sarangapani from heaven in this chariot. The hermitage of the sage is said to have become the tank of the temple, Pottramarai tank.[3]
Pancharanga Kshetrams literally means 5 Ranganatha temples (pancha: five; Kshetrams: holy places). These 5 temples are situated on the banks of Kaveri in south India. The following constitute Pancharanga Kshetrams:[2]
| Temple | Location |
| Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple | Srirangapatna |
| Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple | Srirangam |
| Sarangapani Temple | Kumbakonam |
| Sri Appakkudathan Temple | Trichy |
| Parimala Ranganatha Perumal Temple | Indalur, Mayiladuthurai |
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