My Pilgrimage: March 2015

Ranganatha Swamy temple , Srirangapatnam is in Mandya district of Karnataka and is situated 15 Kms. from the town of Mysore .

This ancient temple is one among the 108 divyadesams of Lord Vishnu. This is also first among the pancha Ranga kshetras situated on the banks of river Kavery and is known as Adhi Ranga, The other 4 being Ranganatha Swamy temple , Srirangam, Tamil nadu, Appakudathan temple at Tiruupernagar,( Koviladi),Sarangapani temple at Kumbakonam, and Parimala RanganathaPerumal temple , Indalur near Sirkazhi, Other than Sriranga patna all others are in tamil nadu.

This temple also resembles Tamilnadu temple with its multi tiered Gopurams, intricate craftsmanship on monolitihic pillars. Lord Ranganatha in this temple is in a reclining position on his Aadisesha . This temple is of historic , cultural importance.

Also, Kaveri River forms three small sacred islands in its river stretch in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu at Adi Ranga, at Sriranga Patna, Madhya Ranga at Shiva samudram and Antya Ranga at Srirangam where Ranganatha temple is located.
Links here for Pancha Ranga kshetram which I have covered under My Pilgrimage:
Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Srirangapatna

There are some more Ranganatha temples in South India and some of them are Srivilliputtur,
Tirukoshtiyur,
Sri Padma natha temple, Trivandrum,
Chidambaram,
Thirupullani,
Thirukudanthai
Thiru Anbil

Temple timings- 7.30 Am-1. pm
2.PM to 9 Pm

This is my first post on Lord Subramanya, the second son of Lord Shiva and Parvati and if one travels length and breadth of Tamil Nadu one would come across lot of temples dedicated to Lord Subramanya also known as Muruga, Shanmugha, Vadivela, Andi and by many more names . There are very few temples of Lord Subramanya in other States but recently I visited one in Kerala, Haripad situated on NH 47 and this is known as Dakshina Palani. This is one of oldest temples in Kerala.

The temple is built in the ancient Kerala architecture and has marvellous wood carvings some of that is evident from the images depicted below. This temple is maintained beautifully , the serenity and cleanliness intact in spite of thousands of devotees visiting this temple. The temple is huge and has an imposing idol of Lord and this is believed to have been worshiped by Parasurama.

Peacock is Lord's mount and there are a couple of peacocks in temple which is a big attraction for young old alike. This temple is about 1 1/2 hrs. from the Allapuza town.

Temple contact

Ph: 04792410690
Email:admin@haripadsubrahmanyaswamytemple.com