#108 Divya Desam
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Srirangam comes under the " Chozha Naadu " Divya Desam. It's also called the Boologa Vaikuntam, Periya Kovil, Thiruvaranga Tirupathi.Ranganathar is the Moolavar.Ranganayaki ,Sridevi and Boodevi is the Moolavar Thayar's
.Lord Brahma obtained the idol of Ranganathar from Lord Vishnu and has this idol of the perumal in Sayanam post in his Adobe in Satyaloka.He then gave the idol to King Ishavaku of Ishavaku dynasty.All the Ishavaku Kings worshipped the idol.When Rama was crowned the king of Ayodhya,gave this idol to Vibhishana( Ravana's Brother ) as a token of his affection.Vibhishana carried the idol back to Srilanka.When he reached Srirangam the perumal got attracted by the beauty of Srirangam and decided to stay there.Thus,He made Vibhishana very thirsty.Vibhishana put the idol down and went to have some water in the holy cauvery.When he came back he could not lift the idol from the spot.Perumal then promised that he would be looking at Sri Lanka and thus the perumal is seen with his head to the west , feet to the east and face to the South.It seems Vibhishana comes once every 12years to visit Ranganathar.
Courtesy : 108 Divya Desam, Lifco and Google
#1st
Srirangam comes under the " Chozha Naadu " Divya Desam. It's also called the Boologa Vaikuntam, Periya Kovil, Thiruvaranga Tirupathi.Ranganathar is the Moolavar.Ranganayaki ,Sridevi and Boodevi is the Moolavar Thayar's
.Lord Brahma obtained the idol of Ranganathar from Lord Vishnu and has this idol of the perumal in Sayanam post in his Adobe in Satyaloka.He then gave the idol to King Ishavaku of Ishavaku dynasty.All the Ishavaku Kings worshipped the idol.When Rama was crowned the king of Ayodhya,gave this idol to Vibhishana( Ravana's Brother ) as a token of his affection.Vibhishana carried the idol back to Srilanka.When he reached Srirangam the perumal got attracted by the beauty of Srirangam and decided to stay there.Thus,He made Vibhishana very thirsty.Vibhishana put the idol down and went to have some water in the holy cauvery.When he came back he could not lift the idol from the spot.Perumal then promised that he would be looking at Sri Lanka and thus the perumal is seen with his head to the west , feet to the east and face to the South.It seems Vibhishana comes once every 12years to visit Ranganathar.
Courtesy : 108 Divya Desam, Lifco and Google
Directions :
Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam
Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620006
0431 243 2246 https://g.co/kgs/5wrdSA
Transport : Nearest city is Trichy.This place is accessible by Rail as well. Town buses are also available to reach this place.
Rail Code : SRGM
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