Ranganathaswamy Temple

Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu Sri Vaishnava tradition

Served from the stored corpus. Last scan Sep 28, 2026. Next scan Oct 28, 2026.

Temple in 1869

Historic photograph · exterior · 1869 · High confidence

Photograph from 1869 by Samuel Bourne of the Vishnu temple at Srirangam, titled with the colonial name Trichinopoly.

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, 1869. Public domain, Minneapolis Institute of Art, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly, Samuel Bourne, 1869 · Open source

Gopura

Historic photograph · exterior · About 1870 · High confidence

Photograph from about 1870 by Samuel Bourne showing a gopura of the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam.

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

Samuel Bourne, about 1870. Public domain, KITLV, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Gopura, Srirangam, Samuel Bourne, about 1870 · Open source

Royal gopuram

Historic photograph · exterior · About 1870 · High confidence

Albumen photograph from about 1870 showing the royal gopuram of the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam.

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

Photographer not named, about 1870. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Royal gopuram, Srirangam, about 1870 · Open source

Eastern pagoda

Historic photograph · exterior · About 1880 · High confidence

Photograph from about 1880 by Bourne showing a temple tower, titled Eastern pagoda, Trichinopoly.

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

Bourne, about 1880. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Eastern pagoda, Trichinopoly, Bourne, about 1880 · Open source

Hall of a thousand pillars

Interior photograph · interior · 1938 · High confidence

Photogravure from 1938 by Alfred Nawrath showing the pillared hall of the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam.

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

Alfred Nawrath, 1938. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source: Hall of a thousand pillars, Srirangam, 1938 · Open source

Identification note

encyclopedia · Retrieved 27 September 2026 · paraphrase

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.

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