Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
(Srirangam)
The temple occupies an area of 156 acres (6,31,000 m²) with a perimeter of 1,116m (10,710 feet) making it the largest temple in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world. In fact, Srirangam temple can be easily termed as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Angkor Wat being the largest non-functioning temple). The temple is enclosed by 7 concentric walls with a total length of 32,592 feet or over six miles. These walls are enclosed by 21 Gopurams (Towers). Among the marvels of the temple is a "hall of 1000 pillars" (actually 953).
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Excerpts from: OUR WORLD - SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLES OF THE WORLD
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Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:25 pm (PDT)
(Srirangam)
The temple occupies an area of 156 acres (6,31,000 m²) with a perimeter of 1,116m (10,710 feet) making it the largest temple in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world. In fact, Srirangam temple can be easily termed as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Angkor Wat being the largest non-functioning temple). The temple is enclosed by 7 concentric walls with a total length of 32,592 feet or over six miles. These walls are enclosed by 21 Gopurams (Towers). Among the marvels of the temple is a "hall of 1000 pillars" (actually 953).
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Excerpts from: OUR WORLD - SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLES OF THE WORLD
Posted by: "Greg Jay" jay.greg@gmail.com emailgregjay
Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:25 pm (PDT)
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