Shri Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple

Sri Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a famous temple of Lord Ranganatha situated amidst the Biligiriranga Hills surrounded by high dense forest. This hill belongs to Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka state. It is the only temple in the country to depict Lord Ranganath in a standing posture.

Sri Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple is 175 km from Bangalore and about 84 km from Mysore and 44 km from Chamarajanagar.

Sri Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple is situated on the ‘White Rock’. This gave the hill the name Biligiri. The local form of the deity is known as Biligiri Ranga and is typically a standing idol of a murthy. The idols of Ramanujacharya and Venkatacharya are installed in the temple. This area was given in the form of ‘datti’ to Lord Purnaiya during the Wodeyar period of the Mysore kingdom.

Sri Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a historic temple with a history of 500 years, built entirely of granite stone. You have to climb about 150 steps to reach the temple. Near the main temple of Ranganatha there are other temples like Mahalakshmi, Sri Gangadhareshwar Temple, Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple and Sri Gajendraswamy Temple. This form has particular significance for the Sri Vaishnava community. His name means “leader of meeting place” in Sanskrit, formed from two Sanskrit words Ranga (place) and Nath (lord or leader).

The festival of the goddess during “Vaisakha” in the month of April is famous in the region and attracts many pilgrims from other places. Soliga tribals take part in the chariot festival and temple works. The local tribes offer a big chappal measuring 01 feet and 09 inches to Sri Ranganathaswamy once in two years.

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