Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is built on lands of 100's of acres with huge number of
beautiful statues speaking volumes of the excellent sculptural skills of
Tamilnadu having many halls, tanks and shrines. There are 21towers and
inner rounds, the 4th being very popular and important. The main
tower, Rajagopuram is the tallest in India. This is one of the biggest
temples in India.
The procession deity is Namperumal, Azhagia Manavalan, Sri Devi and Bhoo
Devi. There are 8 holy springs including Chandrapushkarani and
Suryapushkarani.
The hymns, sung by great 12 Vaishnavite saints, celebrated as Nalayira
Divya Prabandam (4000 verses in praise of Lord Vishnu) elaborately speak
of the glory of the Lord.
The annual gold ornament cleaning festival is called Jyestabisheka (first of anointing) and is celebrated during the Tamil month of aani (June-July). Brahmotsavam (Prime festival) is held during the Tamil month of Panguni (March-April). The preliminaries like ankurapuranam, rakshabandanam, bherira thanam, dhrajarohanam and the sacrificial offerings in the yagasala are gone through as usual.