Srirangam Island, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu India

Srirangam, an enchanting and spell binding island town in Tiruchirapalli (otherwise called Trichy), is part of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Srirangam was known as Vellithirumuthagramam during ancient times. In Tamil language, the town is popularly referred to as Thiruvarangam.

The town of Srirangam is ideally located in the middle of the two rivers; Kaveri (also Cauvery) and Kollidam (or Coleroon, a distributary of the River Kaveri). The town is a very popular destination among the Hindu pilgrims because some of the famous Shiva and Vishnu temples are situated in Srirangam. In fact, the town of Srirangam itself has a large population of Srivaishnavites or people who worship Lord Vishnu.

One of the most famous temples in place is the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Every year the temple sees a large influx of Hindu devotees who visit the temple to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu. The temple is believed to be the biggest operating Hindu temple in the whole world. It has been built over an area of 631,000 square meters, with a built-in perimeter of 4 km or 10,710 feet. 

Srirangam temple Sri Raganatha swami is blessing in three different islands of the holy river Cauvery. It flows from Karnataka to Tamilnadu. The first island is Sriranga Patinam and it is called Aathirnagam (Origin of Rangam), located in Mysore (125 km distance from Bangalore to Mysore route). The second island is Sivanasha Samuthiram and it is called Mathiyarnagam (Middle of Rangam), situated 70 km distance from Srirangapatinam. The third island is Thiru navalantheevu and it is called Srirangam and also called Antharngam (last part of Rangam - meaning of heaven) is situated in Tamilandu, Trichirappalli district, India. Sriranagm temple is 7 km away from the Trichirappalli Junction (in the south 321 km from Chennai and in the north east 200 km from Madurai approximately). Srirangam can be reached by bus and train (International airport is also available in Trichy). This prehistoric architectural temple welcomes all pilgrims and tourists with open arms.