Srirangapatna Ranganatha Temple
The place Srirangpatna had the
name of the Srirangapuri in the early
ages later it got the name of the Srirangapatna. The town is an island being
surrounded by the river Cauvery. In this town there are temples of Sri
Ranganatha, Sri Lakshinarasimha, Sri Gangadereshwara, Sri Jyothirmaheshwara and
other small temples. Among them the main temple is that of Sri Ranganatha.
The inner apartment of
SriRanganatha temple was built in 817 A.D by a lady by name Hambi, of the class
of dancers in the year 894 A.D. When a king of the Ganga dynasty was the ruler,
a person by name Thirumalaraya got constructed the Navaranga mantapa and the temple of Lord Thirumala (Srinivasa) at
the left side portion of the great Mahadwara.