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Divineful
&
Powerful
Vishnu
Temple.
This
Temple
is
one
of
Divya
Desams
108
Temples
of
Vishnu.
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Sarangapani
Temple is
a
Hindu
temple
dedicated
to Vishnu,
located
in Kumbakonam, Tamil
Nadu, India.
It
is
one
of
the Divya
Desams,
the
108
temples
of Vishnu revered
in Nalayira
Divya
Prabandham by
the
12
poet
saints,
or Alwars. This
temple
is
along Kaveri and
is
one
of
the Pancharanga
Kshetrams.
The
temple
is
believed
to
be
of
significant
antiquity
with
contributions
at
different
times
from Medieval
Cholas,
Vijayanagara
Empire and Madurai
Nayaks.
The
temple
is
enshrined
within
a
huge
granite
wall
and
the
complex
contains
all
the
shrines
and
the
water
bodies
of
the
temple.
The rajagopuram (the
main
gateway)
has
eleven
tiers
and
has
a
height
of
173 ft
(53 m).
The
Potramarai
tank,
the
temple
tank,
is
located
opposite
to
the
western
entrance
of
the
temple.
Sarangapani
is
believed
to
have
appeared
for
sage
Hemarishi.
The
temple
has
six
daily
rituals
at
various
times
from
5:30 a.m.
to
9
p.m.,
and
twelve
yearly
festivals
on
its
calendar.
The
temple
chariot
festival
is
the
most
prominent
festival
of
the
temple,
celebrated
during
the Tamil month
of
Chittirai
(March–April).
The
twin
temple
chariots
are
the
third-largest
in
Tamil
Nadu,
each
weighing
300 t
(660,000 lb).
Note:
Above
content
is
copied
from
Wikipedia
to
get
the
best
essence
&
feel
of
Temple.
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