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Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna

The Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangapatna, on an island in the Kaveri River in Karnataka, India, is a major shrine of Vishnu that gave the town its name. Founded in the Ganga period and enlarged by the Hoysalas and the rulers of Vijayanagara and Mysore, it stood within the fortress that served as the capital of Mysore under the Wodeyars and Tipu Sultan.

Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ranganathaswamy-temple-srirangapatna
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