River Kaveri

River Kaveri (800 km) (A major river)

(Karnataka)
1. Kaveri Udgam: Talakaveri (Kodagu district) -- Kaveramma Temple (Brahmagiri range of Western Ghats or Sahyadri)
2. Kaveri flows: Srirangapatna (Adi Ranga) (Mandya district) -- Ranganatha Temple (166 km from Talakaveri)
3. Kaveri flows: Shivanasamudra (Madhya Ranga) (Chamarajanagara district) -- Ranganatha Temple (98 km from Srirangapatna)
4. Kaveri flows: Srirangam (Antya Ranga) (Tiruchirappalli district) -- Ranganatha Temple (315 km from Shivanasamudra)

(Tamil Nadu)
5. Kaveri - Sagara Sangam: Poompuhar (Mayiladuthurai district) -- Merging with Bay of Bengal

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• Vishnu:
- Srirangam Ranganatha Swamy Temple


• Saints: Saints associated with Srirangam:

○ :
- Srirangam Ranganatha Swamy Temple


(Srirangam is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra)

(Lord Ranganatha is the presiding deity of Srirangam)

(River Kaveri flows through Srirangam)


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Presence of Lord Vishnu in Srirangam:

• Sri Ranga Vimana rising from Kshira-Sagara: Lord Brahma (after creating the Universe) performed severe penance worshipping Lord Vishnu with the Ashtakshara Mantra. As a result the Sri Ranga Vimanam rose from the Ocean of Milk. Sri Garuda lifted it and Sri Adisesha acted as a canopy by spreading its hood over it.

• Sri Ranga Vimana being worshipped in Satya Loka: Lord Brahma took the Sri Ranga Vimanam to his abode in Satya Loka and entrusted Vivasvan (Surya deva) to conduct the worship rituals.

• Sri Ranga Vimana being worshipped in Ayodhya: In course of time, the Sri Ranga Vimanam was worshipped by the Ikshwaku dynasty (descendants of Vivasvan), who brought it to their capital Ayodhya.

• Sri Ranga Vimana getting established in Srirangam: During his coronation, Sri Rama gave the Sri Ranga Vimanam to Vibhishana to take it to Lanka. However, as per the wish of the Lord, the Vimanam got fixed in Srirangam and Vibhishana could not move it from there. However, the Lord faced South, the direction of Lanka.

• Sri Ranga Vimana being worshipped in Venkatachala: During the invasion of Ulugh Khan, the devotees moved about with the Image of Sri Ranganatha for 48 years to save it from the invaders. During this time the Image of Sri Ranganatha was kept in Venkatachala for sometime and worshipped there.