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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna
ರಂಗನಾಥಸ್ವಾಮಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಶ್ರೀರಂಗಪಟ್ಟಣ
Srirangapatna, Karnataka · 12.4248°, 76.6797°
Vishnu as RanganathaWestern Ganga, with Hoysala and Vijayanagara additionsVijayanagaraPancharanga Kshetram
Sacred since
894 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
894 CE, expanded 12th c. (Hoysala) and later
Western Ganga, with Hoysala and Vijayanagara additions
History & significance
The upstream shrine of the three Ranganatha temples on the Kaveri, recorded by inscription as founded in 894 CE by the chief Tirumalaiah under Western Ganga rule. It was enlarged by the Hoysalas under Vishnuvardhana, renovated in 1210 under Veera Ballala II, and extended again in the Vijayanagara and Wodeyar periods.