posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
This is not the hall traditionally called the Hall of 1,000 Columns, which has sculpted columns with rearing horses trampling tigers.\u000a\u000aThe site contains two large temple complexes, the Vaishnava Ranganatha and the Shaiva Jambukeshvara. The Ranganatha, with its unique seven enclosures, is the largest temple complex in south India. The present temple was founded during the later Chola period, when Rajendra Chola (ca. 1025) is said to have used prisoners from Sri Lanka to divert the flood waters and create the island of Srirangam. Substantial additions were made in the 13th century under Pandya and Hoysala rulers. Construction continued in the 16th and 17th centuries under the patronage of the Vijayanagara and Nayaka rulers, and the latest gopura, on the south side, was not completed until 1987.
History
Alt Title
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-03
Spatial Coverage
Srirangam|Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India|+10.862735+78.690041
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Nayak', 'Chola']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.