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'''Koranganatha Temple''' is a Hindu temple situated in the town of Srinivasanallur, about 50 kilometres from [[Tiruchirappalli]]. This temple was manage and protected by peoples of Muthuraiyar / Muthuraja community who believed as ancestors [[Medieval Cholas]]. The temple was constructed by the [[Medieval Cholas]] and is dedicated to the god [[Ranganatha]]. The temple is protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).

==History==
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According to historian Harle, the temple is counted among the four early extant temples of the [[Chola Empire]], with the other three being [[Moovar Koil]] in [[Pudukottai district]], [[Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam|Nageswaran temple]] at [[Kumbakonam]] and [[Tirupullamangai|Brahmapureeswarar temple]] in [[Thanjavur district]]. These temples follow the [[Pallava art and architecture|Pallava architecture]] which are relatively small in size. They all have a fair-sized porch, locally called ''ardhamandapa'' attached to the sanctum, both of which are slightly below the ground level in a pit kind of structure. The structures are also predominantly built of stone.<ref name=ASI>{{cite book|title=The Brahmapuriswara temple at Pullamangai|last=Harle|first=James C.|year=1958|publisher=Bhulabhai Memorial Institute|location=Bombay|url=http://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/16963.pdf|page=9}}</ref> On the Southern wall of the temple, there is an inscription indicating a tax gree gift of 1.5 ''ma'' of garden for the perpetual lighting of the temple by Kachuvan Jatadeva Nilan of Thottiyam village.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of People and Their Environs: Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=crxUQR_qBXYC&pg=PA35&dq=tirukarugavur&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnpIi5ldjxAhVSFqYKHSAVB08Q6AEwBHoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=tirukarugavur&f=false|page=35|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam|year=2011|isbn=9789380325910|last1=B. S. |first1=Chandrababu|last2= S. |first2=Ganeshram|last3= C.| first3=Bhavani}}</ref>

==Architecture==
Some historians believe that the temple is of [[Nagara style]] in the architecture of the ''[[vimana]]'' among its counterparts.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hindu Temple, Volume 1|last=Kramrisch|first=Stella|page=294|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|year=1976|isbn=9788120802230|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NNcXrBlI9S0C&dq=koranganatha+temple}}</ref> According to Reddy, the temple is atypical of Chola art is probably built by [[Parantaka I]]. The total cover length of the temple is {{convert|15.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} and the ''[[shikara]]'' measures {{convert|15.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The sanctum is square in shape measuring {{convert|3.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} and it has a small vestibule leading to a four pillared hall.{{cn|date=November 2020}} The sculpted figures are heavily ornamented than any other temple figures during the period.<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|publisher=Pearson Education India|year=2008|first=Upinder|last=Singh|isbn=9788131711200}}</ref> Koranganatha temple is located in Srinivasanallur, a village located in the [[Trichy]] - [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] highway. The temple is dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu in the form of [[Ranganatha]]. The temple has a sanctum with a vimana over the sanctum and a four pillared hall. According to the temple records, the temple has multiple inscriptions from the Chola empire, none of which recording the construction of the temple. There are multiple images of [[Dakshinamurthy]], [[Bhikshatana]], [[Vishnu]] and few other legends indicating the various Hindu legends.<ref name=ASI/>

==Notes==
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== References ==
* {{cite web|title=Koranganatha Temple - Srinivasanallur|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/trichytourism/other.htm|publisher=Government of India}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruchirappalli district]]

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