Travel News Desk!!! There are many such places in India, whose stories you will hardly believe after hearing them. There is a temple in South India, which is said to be bigger than the most famous place in Europe, Vatican City. We are talking about Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple which is located in Tamil Nadu.
This temple is built on an island between the Kaveri and Kalidam rivers in Tamil Nadu. Let us tell you, Lord Vishnu, Ram, Shri Krishna and Lakshmi are worshiped in this temple. Let us tell you about this temple.
How is a temple built?
This temple is built in Dravidian style. In this you can see a wonderful example of Hoysala and Vijayanagara architecture. The fort-like walls of the temple and beautifully carved gopurams look very beautiful.
There are 24 incarnations of Lord Vishnu
There are carvings of 24 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, as well as 4 pillars, called Chaturvimashti. In this temple the idol of Vishnu is in sleeping posture.
This festival lasts for 9 days
A festival is celebrated before Diwali at Ranganatha Swamy Temple. This big festival of nine days is celebrated with great enthusiasm from Dooj of Krishna Paksha to Ekadashi of Kartik month. This festival is called Onjal Utsav.
Ranganath Swami’s palanquin is taken out during the festival.
In this festival, the idol of Ranganath Swami is kept in a palanquin and then his procession is taken out. Vedic mantras and Tamil songs remove defects.
visit the temple
You can plan to visit the temple during summer holidays. You can visit the temple and see the surrounding area. There are many attractive places around it. This summer you can visit Sri Ranganatha Swami of Tamil Nadu.