Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, a well-known temple devoted to Lord Vishnu as Ranganatha, is located in Srirangapatna and approximately 500 meters from Srirangapatna Railway Station. One of the biggest temples in Karnataka is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India and is situated inside the Srirangapatna Fort on the banks of the Kaveri River.
It is one of the larger Dravidian temples in Karnataka
The reclining posture statue is said to be the largest statue of its
kind in the state of Karnataka.
God Ranganatha has self-manifested himself in three places in the East
at Srirangam, in the south at Ananthashayanam, and west at Srirangapatna. At these
three places, the idols are Swayam Vyaktha Moorthies.
Melukote, Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple – 38 km
Melukote, Sri Chaluvanarayana Swamy Temple – 38 km
Hosaholalu, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Temple – 42 km.
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