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Official Website of Sri Sarangapani Temple, Kumbakonam
Sarangapani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.
The temple is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 most sacred temples of Vishnu revered in Divya Prabandham by the 12 Vaishnava poet saints, or Alwars.
This temple is along Cauvery river and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams.
The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity with contributions at different times from Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire and Madurai Nayaks.
The temple is enshrined within a huge granite wall and the complex contains all the shrines and the water bodies of the temple.
The Rajagopuram (the main gateway) has eleven tiers and has a height of 173 ft (53 m). The Potramarai tank, the temple tank, is located opposite to the western entrance of the temple.
The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar.
The temple chariot festival is the most prominent festival of the temple, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April). The twin temple chariots are the third-largest in Tamil Nadu, each weighing 300 t (660,000 lb).
The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar.
The temple chariot festival is the most prominent festival of the temple, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April). The twin temple chariots are the third-largest in Tamil Nadu, each weighing 300 t (660,000 lb).
