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Multi-periodSite Name: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Tiruchirapalli)Country: India
NOTE: This site is 1.564 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Tiruchirapalli
Latitude: 10.862526N Longitude: 78.689843E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Sri Rangam island, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
This temple is on Sri Rangam Island, in the middle of the Cauvery river. This temple was built by various dynasties beginning from the 4Th century CE including the Cheras, Pandyas, Cholas, Hoysalas and the Vijayanagar Empire between 13Th and 18Th centuries. It covers an area of 2.5 square km and the main temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This temple with seven concentric walls and 22 gopurams has a north to south orientation. Sri Rangam island is also known as a centre for religious and learning. The great Vaishnava Acharya Ramanuja taught and wrote in the Srirangam School.
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