Ranganathaswamy Temple

Samuel Bourne’s 1869 photograph is titled “Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly.” That is the colonial name for the city beside Srirangam. This is the earliest photograph of the temple stored here.

Samuel Bourne photographed a gateway tower in the Ranganatha complex about 1870.

An albumen photograph of about 1870, titled “Royal Gopuram, Srirangam.” The photographer is not named.

A Bourne photograph of about 1880 titled “Eastern pagoda, Trichinopoly,” filed with the Srirangam temple.

Alfred Nawrath’s 1938 photogravure shows the hall of a thousand pillars.

The article identifies the Vishnu temple on Srirangam island. This record does not copy the building history. The photographs stored here are a separate source.

This line records the published identification only. It does not add a construction date or a height.