The Pancharanga Kshetrams (Sanskrit: पञ्चरङ्ग क्षेत्रम्, romanized: Pañcaraṅga Kṣetram, lit. 'Five abodes/stages of Ranganatha') or Pancharangams is a group of five sacred Hindu temples, dedicated to Ranganatha, a form of the deity Vishnu, on the banks of the Kaveri River. The five Pancharanga Kshetrams in the order of their successive locations, on the banks of the Kaveri River are:
The Srirangapatna called the Adi Rangam, the first temple on the banks of the Kaveri River from the upstream side;
The Shivanasamudra called The Madhya Ranga, Karnataka,
The Srirangam (island in Tiruchirappalli) in Tamil Nadu known as Kasthuri Rangam or Anthya Rangam (the last temple),
Appalarangam or Koviladi at Tiruppernagar in Tamil Nadu, Parimala Ranganatha Perumal Temple at Tiruindalur in Mayiladuthurai or Mayuram and Vatarangam near Sirkazhi, also listed as Sri Renganatha Perumal Temple, Vadarengam, Tamil Nadu, 609108.[1]
The Sarangapani temple at Kumbakonam is mentioned in place of Vatarangam in some references.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Vatarangam, seat of Hari and Haran". The Hindu. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Subodh Kapoor (2002). The Indian Encyclopaedia: Timi-Vedic Age. Cosmo Publications. ISBN 978-81-7755-280-5.
- ^ Dalal 2011, p. 339.
- ^ "Pancharanga Kshetrams". Indiantemples. Retrieved 20 June 2007.