Srirangam temple

Srirangam temple sri ranganatha swami is blessing in three different island of the  holy river cauvery. It flows from Karnataka to Tamilnadu.
Srirangam is the foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines (swayam vyakta kshetras) of lord vishnu. It is also considered the first, foremost and the most important of the 108 main vishnu temples (divyadesams). This temple is also known as thiruvaranga Tirupati, periyakoil, bhoologa vaikuntam, bhogamadabam.
In the vaishnva parlance the term koil signifies this temple only. the temple complex is 156 acres in extent. it has seven prakaras or enclosures. these enclosures are formed by thick adn huge rampart walls which run round the sanctum. there are 21 magnificent towers in all prakaras providing a unique sight to any visitor. this temple lies on an itself formed by the twin rivers cauvery and coleroon. the temple of sri ranganathaswami at srirangam boats an historic past of great kingdom and a civilization thousands of years old.