Ranganatha Temple, Nellore

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Location in Andhra Pradesh
Geography
Coordinates	14°52′44″N 79°17′52″E / 14.878847°N 79.297857°E / 14.878847; 79.297857Coordinates: 14°52′44″N 79°17′52″E / 14.878847°N 79.297857°E / 14.878847; 79.297857
Country	India
State/province	Andhra Pradesh
District	Nellore
Locale	Nellore
Culture
Primary deity	Vishnu
Architecture
Inscriptions	in telugu
History and governance
Date built	12 A.D.

The Sri Ranganthaswami Temple in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha a resting form of Lord Vishnu. This temple, also called Talpagiri Ranganathaswami temple or Ranganayakulu is one of the oldest temples in Nellore. It is located on the banks of the Penna River and is believed to have been constructed in the 12th century. Just before the main entrance of the temple is a huge tower, called Gaaligopuram, which literally means "wind tower". This tower is approximately 70 feet high and has 10 feet of gold plated vessels on top of it, called kalashams. Every year during the month of March–April (which varies according to the Indian calendar) a grand festival is celebrated. These are called Brahmotsavam.

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Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur	Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Chittor	Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Srikalahasteeswara Temple Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur Alipiri padala mandapam Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati Kapileswara Temple, Kapilatheertham Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Srinivasamangapuram Vakula matha Temple, Perur Surya Narayana Temple, Tiruchanur Prasanna Venkateswara Temple, Appalayagunta Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram Ardhagiri Temple Boiyakonda Gangamma Temple Konetirayala Temple, Keelapatla Palli Kondeswarar Temple, Surutapalli Kulandeshwara Temple
East Godavari	Chalukya Kumararama Bhimeswara Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi Neelakanteshwara Temple, Antarvedi
Guntur	Amaralingeswara Temple Kotappakonda Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Kadapa	Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta Pushpagiri Temple Complex Gandi Anjaneya Temple Narapura Venkateswara Temple, Jammalamadugu
Krishna	Jaladheeswara Temple Kanaka Durga Temple Paritala Anjaneya Temple Andhra Maha Vishnu Sri Peddintlamma Temple
Kurnool	Yaganti Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple Kambagiri Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Sangameswara Temple Mantralayam
Nellore	Ranganatha Temple, Nellore Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem Penchalakona
Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam
Srikakulam	Arasavalli Sun Temple Mukhalingam
Visakhapatnam	Balighattam Nookambika Temple Simhachalam Temple Padmanabham Panchadharla
Vizianagaram	Ramatheertham Punyagiri
West Godavari	Ksheerarama Somarama Kotasattemma Temple Veerabhadra Temple

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