Srirangam Divyadesam - Panja Krishna Kshetram - Swayamvyaktha Kshetram - The Only Temple Sung by 11 Azhwars Srirangam - The First among the 108 Divyadesam and A Self-Manifested Temple - Among the 108 Holy Shrines of Lord Maha Vishnu familiarly known as “108 Divyadesams”, Srirnagam is the foremost. As far as Sree Vaishnavas’ parlance “Koil” means ”Srirangam” only. Another 2 imporatnts are “Perumal” and “Thirumalai”. perumal means Kanchipuram Varadharaja Perumal and Thirumalai means Tirumala Tirupati. Temples which are Self Manifested - Suyambu , i.e. Not Built by Either Rishnis, Munivars, Kings or Humans are worshipped as “Swayam Vyaktha Kshetras”. There are 8 Swayam Vyaktha Kshetras in India among which Srirangam is the foremost one. The remaining temples are Srimushnam in Viruthachalam, Tirumala Tirupati in Andhrapradesh, Salakramam, Thiru Naimisaranyam in Uttarpradesah, Thothathri at Tirunelveli, Pushkaram in Rajasthan and Badrinath in Uttarkand. Srirangam - Everything is BIG Here - Srirangam is also known as Periya Koil, Bhoologa Vaikundam, Bogha Mandamam, Andarkon Arangam and so on …The temple is enormous in its total covered area which is around 150 acres with 7 Prkaras and 21 Towers. Srirangam is the One and Only temple in India with 7 enclosures, a sacred symbolic number which for present day Vaishnava believers represents either the Seven Centers of Yoga, or a reference to the seven elements making up the human body, in the center of which dwells the soul. Here in Srirangam temple Everything is BIG. Moolavar Ranganathar is Periya Perumal. Thayar is Periya Piratti. Periya Thiruvadi Garudalwar’s statue is about 20 feet. Naivedhyams are Periya Thiruppaniyarangal. The only temple worshipped by all the 11 Alwars with their 247 Hymns is the one and only Srirangam. ( Among the 12 Alwars Mathurakavi Alwar never sung any hymns either on the temples or on any Perumals where as all his Hymns are on his Guru Nammalvar). Main entrance tower known as “ Rayar Gopuram ” is the tallest temple tower in Asian continent. Its heigt is about 236 feet having 13 Tiers and 13 Kalasas. Srirangam – The Only Divyadesam Sung by 11 Azhwars - There are 21 magnificent towers in all the 7 prakaras, which represents the 7 Lokhas and they are named starting from the “Karpagraham“ (Moolasthanam – the Place where the Main Deity blesses) as Sathya Lokahm, Thabo Lokham, Jano Lokham, Mahara Lokham, Suvar Lokham, Buvar Lokham and Boolokham. Among the 108 Divyadesams, Srirangam has its own Uniqueness and worshipped as The fFirst and Foremost among the 108 Divyadesams as it is the One and Only Divyadesam on which all the 11 Azhwars were made Mangalaasaasanam by their Hymns. The second one is Tiruvengadam Tirumala Tirupati, sung by 9 Azhwars and Kumbakonam Sarangapani Temple sung by 7 Azhwars. The name of the city itself was derived from the ALMIGTY only. Ranganathar is called in Tamil as Thiru Seerangan. The place where he resides was called as “ Thiru Seerangan Palli “. ( In Tamil Palli menas resides ) Later the place was called as Thiru Seera Palli and now it is called as Trichirapalli. Srirangam - An Enormous Temple having 53 Upa Sannidhis - Apart from the presiding deity Lord Ranganathar, the temple complex comprises of about 53 upa-sannathis and which includes are Thayar Sannathi, Chakkarathazwar Sannathi, Sri Udayavar ( Ramanujar ) Sannathi, Garudalwar Sannathi, Thanvanthiri Sannathi, Hygrevar Sannathi etc … height . It was started by the the Great King Krishna Raya Dhevar, a Vishnu Devotee and completed by the 44th Ahobila Mutt Jeeyar. Srirangam is also one of the Panja ranga Kshetram.The other four are Srirangapatnam, Thiruppernagar, Thiru Indhalur and Thirukkudanthai. Araiyar Sevai ( Reciting Nalayira Divyaprabandham with Raga and Instruments is called as Araiyar Sevai ) is very famous and an important custom here. The Moolasthanam Golden Vimanam and Paravasudevar Vigraham are very auspicious and should not be missed out to worship. Azhwars and Srirangam - Srirangam is very much attached to Azhwars. This is the birth place of “Thiruppan Azhwar” who attained Moksham at this temple. There will be a celebrations on the Tamil Month of Panguni in which Thayar will have a dispute with Ranganathar as he married Kamalavalli without her permission. This celebration is known as “ Pranaya Kalaham”, where Nammazhwar comes and pacify both of them. Thirumangai Azhwar raised huge Prakarams and Gopurams. Thondaraipodi Azhwar was maintaining a flower Graden exclusively for Ranganathar. Madurakavi Azhwar brought his Guru Nammazhwar to thjis temple. Srirangam is the birth place of the famous Sri Vaishna Acharyars Vadakku Thiruveedhi Pillai, Periya Nambi, Pillai Lokacharya and many others. Kamba Ramayanam and Azhakiya Mettu Singa Perumal - When Kambar was tried to recite his Kamba Ramayanam here in Srirangam, it was objected the acharyars as in Kamba Ramayanam there is “Hiranya Samharam“. Kambar was adument and asked to leave the decision to Perumal. With no other go, Everyone agreed his condition. At that time there was a huge voice ( Asareeri in Tamil ) from the Azhakiya Mettu Singar Sannidhi ( Which is in the 5th Prakaram ) that HE accepted Kambar’s Ramayanam. Then only Kambar’s Ramayanam was accepeted. The place wehre Kambra recited his Ramayanam is named as “Kambar Mandapam”.
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