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Sri Ananta Padmanabha Swami at Thiru-Ananta-Puram (Trivendrum)
This question is about Sri Ananatha Padmanabha Swami in the reclining pose at Thiru-Ananta-Puram (also known as Trivendrum in the modern times).
My specific question is, The Lord, Sri Ananta ...
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Did Lord Rama really worship Lord Ranganatha?
The Sthala Purana (Temple History) of the Sri Rangam Temple in Tamil Nadu states that the divine Vigraha (idol) of Lord Ranganatha originated by itself (Svayamubhu) and was originally worshipped by ...
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How was Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple wall constructed?
The task was assigned to Thurumangai alwar who was then a king turned to thief. He constructed the temple wall by acquiring a gold Buddha idol from srilanka.
Anyone knows the story how he brought ...
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Is it allowed to preserve a body in a temple's premises?
Ramanujacharya's body is preserved in Sri Rangam temple by mummification. Is it allowed as per agama or other shastra to bury/preserve a body inside a temple premises?
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Nigamantha Maha Desikan
Nigamantha Maha Desikan was a great Vaishnava acharya. He has composed many slokas. What are the titles given to him by the Srirangam Divya dampathis Lord Ranganatha and Goddess Ranganayaki for which ...
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Thousand Pillars Mantap in Ranganatha temple, Sri Rangam
In Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple there is a 1000 pillared mantap. It is said that a Chola king built this overnight as per the order of the God. In total how many pillars are there and any ...
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