Pancharanga Kshetrams

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Pancharanga Kshetrams are a revered group of five major Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu) situated along the banks of the Kaveri River in South India.

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Pancharanga Kshetram 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vaishnavite pilgrimage circuit
group of Hindu temples
associatedRiver Kaveri River NERFINISHED
associatedWith Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
country India
dedicatedTo Ranganatha NERFINISHED
deityForm Vishnu NERFINISHED
devotionalFocus bhakti to Vishnu
etymologyComponent Kshetrams means sacred places or temples
Pancha means five
Ranga refers to Ranganatha NERFINISHED
hasMemberTemple Koviladi Appakudathan Temple NERFINISHED
Kumbakonam Sarangapani Temple NERFINISHED
Shivanasamudra Ranganathaswamy Temple NERFINISHED
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple NERFINISHED
Srirangapatna Ranganathaswamy Temple NERFINISHED
hasTitle Pancharanga Kshetrams NERFINISHED
languageContext Kannada NERFINISHED
Tamil
locatedInRegion South India NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Kaveri River NERFINISHED
numberOfTemples 5
pilgrimageType temple circuit
primaryDeityName Ranganatha NERFINISHED
region Karnataka NERFINISHED
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance major Vaishnavite pilgrimage
religiousTradition Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
riverBankLocation banks of the Kaveri
worshippedAs reclining form of Vishnu

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Thiruvarangam hasPilgrimageImportance Pancharanga Kshetrams
this entity surface form: Pancharanga Kshetram
Sarangapani Temple isOneOf Pancharanga Kshetrams
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna partOf Pancharanga Kshetrams