Ranganatha Temple

Ranganatha was built by a Ganga chieftain by name Tirumalaiah in 984 AD. An inscription of Hoysala Ballala II, dated 1210 AD, establishes the Hoysala participation in the activities of the Ranganatha Temple. Later the village Srirangapatna is said to have been granted by the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana (1108-1152 AD) to Ramanuja, a Srivaishnava saint, as an agrahara. The Sri Ranaganatha temple axially consists of a garbhagriha, sukanasi, navaranga and mahamanda enclosed by an outer prakara.


The temple faces east and is entered through a gateway carrying a huge lime and brick gopura of Vijayanagara period. The mukhamandapa has a hara consisting of kudus and sala sikharas having niches in which different incarnations of Vishnu in stucco are seen. The mahamandapa has pillars of different mouldings. In the rear are two rows of pillars with carvings of 24 forms of Vishnu with their names inscribed.





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