Srirangam

Sri Ranga-kshetra (Sri Rangam) is a very famous place. It lies in the district of Tiruchchirapalli, about ten miles west of Kumbhakonam and near the city of Tiruchchirapalli, on an island in the Kaveri River. The Sri Rangam temple is the largest in India, and there are seven walls surrounding it. There are also seven roads leading to Sri Rangam. The ancient names of these roads are the road of Dharma, the road of Rajamahendra, the road of Kulashekhara, the road of Alinaḍana, the road of Tiruvikrama, the Tirubiḍi road of Maḍamaḍi-gaisa, and the road of Aḍa-iyavala-indana. The temple was founded before the reign of Dharmavarma, who reigned before Rajamahendra. Many celebrated kings like Kulashekhara and Yamunacarya (Alabandaru) resided in the temple of Sri Rangam. Yamunacarya, Sri Ramanuja, Sudarshanacarya and others also supervised this temple.