Ranganathaswamy Temple is an ancient and famous Hindu

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temple in

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, dating back to the 16th century C.E dedicated to Lord

Ranganathaswamy Ranganatha, also known as Ranganathar, Rangan, Aranganathar, Sri Ranga, and Thenarangathan, is a Hindu deity with his origin in southern India, serving as the chief deity of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam. The deity is a resting form of ...

. The temple is built in the Vijayanagara style of architecture and has beautifully carved granite pillars reminiscent of

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influence. The sanctum sanctorum which houses idols of Sri Ranganatha Swamy, and his consorts Sri

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and Neela Devi. The temple is located in the Chikkapete (Chickpet) area of central Bangalore on Rangaswamy Temple Street. The road is named after the famous Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple.

Festivals

Rathotsavam: The temple's Chariot Festival(Rathotsavam) takes place on Chaitra Shuddha Pournami every year and thousands of people come to see the Chariot Festival. The famous Bangalore Karaga Festival also happens to be on the same day.

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Uttara dwaara DarSanam also attracts thousands of people to this temple every year. Only On this auspicious day, people are allowed to perform a PradakshiNaa within the inner Praakaara surrounding the main temple. Numerous volunteers throng to this temple on this day to manage the crowd and help the temple management in maintaining the crowds and facilitating darshan of

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and Utsavar murthis of Sri Ranganatha Swamy.

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