Gopurams in Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, India. A Gopuram is a monumental gatehouse tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple

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The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple or Thiruvarangam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of the Hindu deity Vishnu, located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian Architecture, this temple is glorified by Alvars in their Divya Prabhanda and is one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. The temple occupies an area of 155 acres (63 ha) with 50 shrines, 21 towers, 39 pavilions and many water tanks integrated into the complex making it the world's largest functioning Hindu temple. The temple complex has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is in UNESCO's tentative list.

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Location: Srirangam, India
Photo credit: © Francesco Dazzi / Alamy / Afripics
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