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Sarangapani Temple 
Sarangapani TempleLocation within Tamil NaduCoordinates: 10°57′31.176″N 79°22′54.9372″E / 10.95866°N 79.381927°E Location 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 - 25Architecture and culture 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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Legend
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]
Pancha Ranga Kshetram
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 Gallery
References
- ^ 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Malai Nadu and Vada Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.
- ^ a b "Pancharanga Kshetrams". indiantemples.com. http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/df012.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ South Indian shrines: illustrated.P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar
Hindu temples in Thanjavur district Location 
Kumbakonam block Adi Kumbeswarar Temple · Nageswaran Temple · Someswarar Temple · Sarangapani Temple · Ramaswamy temple · Chakrapani Temple · Kasi Viswanathar TempleThiruvaiyaru block Swamimalai Murugan Temple · Innambur · Tirupurambiyam · Vijayamangai · Tiruvaikavur Temple · Thiru Aadanoor Temple · Thirupullabhoothangudi Temple · Kabisthalam · ThirukoodalurThiruvidaimarudur block Rahu Stalam · Uppiliappan Temple · Thiruneelakudy · Kalaynallur · Thirunallam · Sivayoginathar Temple,Thiruvisanallur · Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur · Kampaheswarar Temple, Thirubuvanam · Tirukodikka · Ten Kurangaaduturai Temple · Thirumangalakkudi · Palaiyur · Kalaynallur · Sivagurunathaswamy Temple, Sivapuram · Marudanallur · Azhagaputhur · Penu Perundurai · Nachiyar Koil · Tirucherai Saranathan Temple · Narayur Chitteswaram · Nalur MayanamPapanasam block Orathanadu block Pazhayarai · Patteswaram · Thirusakthimutram · Aavoor Pasupatheeswaram · Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur · Thirunandipura Vinnagaram · Garbharakshambigai templeDivya Desams · Padal Petra StalamVishnu temples Thiruvananthapuram · Tirumala · Annavaram · Dwaraka Tirumala · Thiruvalla · Varkala · Simhachalam · Srirangam · Tripunithura · Badrinath · Kanchipuram · Guruvayur · Thirunelli · Puri · Udupi · Srivilliputhur · Tiruvallikeni · Ambalappuzha · Vishnupad Mandir · Dwarka
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