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High medieval · Hindu · India
Sri Talpagiri Ranganadha Swamy Temple
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh · 14.8788°, 79.2979°
Ranganatha (Vishnu)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the oldest temples of Nellore, standing on the bank of the Penna and believed to date from the twelfth century; its roughly seventy-foot gopuram, crowned with gilded kalashams, was built by Yeragudipati Venkatachalam Panthulu. The annual Brahmotsavam falls in March or April.