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Srirangam is famous for its Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, a major pilgrimage destination for Hindus especially Vaishnavites and one of the largest temple complexes in India.
According to the temple’s website, Srirangam can be considered the biggest functioning Hindu temple in the world as it covers an area of about 6,31,000 m². 156 Acres with a perimeter of 4 km 10,710 ft.Srirangam claims to be the biggest functioning temple, because Angkor Wat is the biggest but non-functioning Hindu temple in the world.
The Srirangam temple complex is composed of 7 concentric walled sections and 21 gopurams.The gopuram of the temple is called the Rajagopuram and is 236 feet 72 m tall, the tallest in Asia.
Myth has it that the coast of Sri Lanka can be seen from the top of the gopuram. The temple is constituted by seven prakaras elevated enclosures with gopurams articulating the axial path, the highest at the outermost prakara and the lowest at the innermost.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi Story
Vaikunta Ekadashi or Mukkoti Ekadashi is the Ekadashi that occurs in the Hindu calendar month of Marghazhi or Margashira or Margashirsha corresponding to late December – January in English calendar. Vaishnavism Worship of Lord Vishnu culture believes that ‘Vaikunta Dwaram’ or ‘the gate to Lord’s Inner Sanctum’ is opened on this day. The Margashirsha shukla paksha ekadashi in lunar calendar is known as a ‘Mokshada Ekadashi’. People also know that as a vaikunta ekadashi. However vaikunta ekadashi in Sri Rangam Temple (Tamil Nadu) is in the solar margashira month Margazhi.
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