Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, also known as the Shi Rangapur Temple, was constructed in the 18th century AD. it is located in Shri Rangapur Village, Pebbair,

Wanaparthy District Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts, as well as the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh ...

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

The temple was inspired by the renowned Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in

Srirangam Srirangam is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among ...

, Tamil Nadu. It was built by King Krishnadevaraya of the

Vijayanagar Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belonging to ...

, who sought to create a similar shrine in his kingdom. According to legend, King Krishnadevaraya was guided to the idol of Lord Ranganatha through a divine dream, leading him to establish the temple between the Kothakota and Kanvayapally temples. The temple is a significant example of Vijayanagara architecture and is located near the Ratna Pushkarini Lake.

History

Sri Ranganayaka is the oldest temple in Telangana and was built by Rajas of Wanaparthy Samsthanam in the 18th century.

Festivals

The temple hosts multiple festivals per year: *Brahmotsavalu,

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

worship festival *Jatara, 15-day holy pilgrimage

Transport

Srirangapur is about 10 km from Pebber and 25 km from

Wanaparthy Wanaparthy is a town in the Wanaparthy district of Telangana, India. Wanaparthy Samsthanam was founded in 1512 AD, after the Kakatiya kingdom declined. In 1817 AD, the Suguru estate's capital was transferred to Wanaparthy Province in 1817 AD ...

, as well as 160 km from

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

The nearest railway station is

Gadwal Gadwal is a City and the district headquarters of Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located from the state capital Hyderabad And 59 km From Kurnool and is a state assembly constituency. Gadwal historicall ...

station, which is about 40 km for passenger trains.

References

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