Koranganatha Temple

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Koranganathar temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTiruchirapalli
Location
LocationSrinivasanallur
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates10°58′N 78°23′E / 10.97°N 78.38°E / 10.97; 78.38

Koranganatha Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the town of Srinivasanallur, about 50 kilometres from

Medieval Cholas and is dedicated to the god Ranganatha. The temple is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI).

History

Images on the niches in the outer walls of the temple

According to historian Harle, the temple is counted among the four early extant temples of the

Brahmapureeswarar temple in Thanjavur district. These temples follow the Pallava architecture which are relatively small in size. They all have a fair-sized porch, locally called ardhamandapa attached to the sanctum, both of which are slightly below the ground level in a pit kind of structure. The structures are also predominantly built of stone.[1] On the Southern wall of the temple, there is an inscription indicating a tax gree gift of 1.5 ma of garden for the perpetual lighting of the temple by Kachuvan Jatadeva Nilan of Thottiyam village.[2]

Architecture

Some historians believe that the temple is of

Dakshinamurthy, Bhikshatana, Vishnu and few other legends indicating the various Hindu legends.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Harle, James C. (1958). The Brahmapuriswara temple at Pullamangai (PDF). Bombay: Bhulabhai Memorial Institute. p. 9.
  2. ISBN 9789380325910
    .
  3. ISBN 9788120802230
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  4. ISBN 9788131711200
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