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Pancharanga Kshetrams
Pancharanga Kshetrams are five important Vaishnava temples dedicated to Ranganatha, the reclining form of Vishnu, situated along the Kaveri River and its sacred landscape. They extend the idea of the three Ranga shrines into a larger pilgrimage network across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, highlighting the Kaveri’s importance in Sri Vaishnava sacred geography.
Stops (6)
- Talakāverī
Talakaveri in Karnataka’s Brahmagiri Hills is traditionally regarded as the source of the Kaveri River. A sacred pilgrimage site, it contains a small shrine and a spring believed to mark the river’s origin. The annual Tula Sankramana festival draws pilgrims, celebrating the sacred emergence of Kaveri and her importance across southern India.
- Srirangapatna / Srirangapattana
Srirangapatna is an island formed by the Kaveri River in Karnataka and home to the Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to Ranganatha, the reclining form of Vishnu. Known as Adi Ranga, it is traditionally regarded as the first of the three Kaveri Ranga shrines, connecting the river’s sacred geography with Vaishnava worship.
- Shivasamudram / Madhyarangam
Shivanasamudra is a Kaveri island in Karnataka associated with the Ranganatha temple known as Madhya Ranga. Situated amid the river’s dramatic waterfalls and rocky landscape, it forms the middle shrine in the traditional sequence of the three Kaveri Ranga temples. Its setting beautifully combines Vaishnava worship with the river’s natural sacred landscape.
- Shrīrangam
Srirangam is an island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers in Tamil Nadu and home to the enormous Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to reclining Vishnu. Known as Antya Ranga, it is traditionally the final of the three Kaveri Ranga shrines. Srirangam became the foremost institutional centre of Sri Vaishnavism and remains a major pilgrimage destination.
- Appalarangam / Tiruppernagar
Tiruppernagar, is home to the Appakudathan Perumal Temple, where Vishnu reclines as Appakudathan. Located in Tamil Nadu along the Kaveri, it is revered as a Divya Desam and is traditionally included among the Pancharanga Kshetrams. The shrine is especially associated with the offering of a pot of appam.
- Kumbhakonam
Kumbakonam is associated with the Sarangapani Temple, one of the great Vaishnava temples of the Kaveri delta. Vishnu is worshipped here as Sarangapani, and some traditions count the shrine as Chaturtha Ranga within the Pancharanga sequence. The temple is also one of the 108 Divya Desams and a major landmark of Kumbakonam.