ONE DAY VISIT TO SRI RANGAPUR TEMPLE AND DYAM

 VISIT TO SRI RANGAPUR TEMPLE AND FISHING

            Amongest the ups and downs of life between all challenges, during the lockdown time, one fine day dated 27 December 2021 I and Naren decided to go for One day trip to Sri Rangapur which is just 40 Km away from our hometown Gadwal. Naren has came to Gadwal at 10:00 AM from his village, then we started our bike towards Yerravally X Roads and Pebbair further crossed Kanchiravulapally which has Entrance statue of Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple. While we crossing these place no traffic has been encountered and cool nice breezy weather added much to the our ride. After drive another 12 Km we reached Sri Rangapur village at 11:00 AM.

Entrance to Sri Rangapur Village

View from Dyam Bridge

Pushkarini

        We went directly to prasad home which is very near to center of the village circle. Prasad is a collogue and best friend for both of us. He invited us with nice smile and pleasure into his home. It was first time for Naren but I visited so many times.  After spending more than half an hour in his home, we said Good bye to his son and started our bike to visit the surrounding places of that beautiful village.

In this out side of the village, we saw a General store, stopped the bike and buy some snacks and water bottle due to high humidity with bright sunlight. 

        First we visited a Pushkarini which had full of water throughout the year. Prasad said that just two days before at this pushkarini and their premises, A telugu movie shooting was completed. The Name of the movie is Tak Jagadeesh.

        Further we moved to Main Temple of Sri Ranganayaka Swamy. we parked our bike in the out side premises of the temple and leave shoes then entered into temple with capturing the beautiful sculpture's which was kept on the walls and Gopuram of the Main Temple.  

        Sri Ranganayakaswamy Temple is located at Srirangapur in Wanaparthy District. Sri Ranganayaka SwamyTemple was built during the 18th century A.D. This is an historic temple about 550 years old built in the era of Sri Krishna Devaraya, King of Vijayanagaram.

Entrance to Main Hall

        According to locals and legends, Krishnadevaraya, the Vijayanagaram ruler, went to Srirangam which was in Karnataka and was enthralled by the Sri Ranganayakaswamy Temple there. He desired to construct a Ranganayaka swamy temple in his kingdom. Later, Ranganayaka (Lord Vishnu) appeared in dream and told the king that his idol is lying in the kingdom and an eagle will direct him to that place. 

        The succeeding day, Krishnadevaraya followed the eagle and found the Lord's idol between Kothakota and Kanvayapally mountains. The king constructed the Sri Ranganayaka Swamy temple near the Ratna Pushkarini Lake. This temple is a classic example of Vijayanagara Architecture.    Now this temple was under the Raja's of Wanaparthy Samsthanam not under the  Endowment Department.

I am with Naren(Middle) and Prasad (Left)

        This destination has got good national importance. Pilgrims or tourists have been visiting this destination frequently from Karnataka (Raichur, Sindhanur, Gangavathi which are border places to the destination), Tamilnadu and Maharashtra.

        

    The authority performs marriages at high rate at the temple premises for villagers, who are residing in and surrounding villages and mandals and it works out to be about 300 marriages a year. About 500 people on an average attend for every marriage.

    Tonsure ceremonies also performed at the temple and these works out to be about 1000 numbers per annum on an average. During Navaratrulu, the flow of tourists is more than 20,000 per day for 9 days. The temple authority celebrate "Koti Vustavalu" on the occasion of Sankranthi Festival for a period of one month and the tourists flow during this period is more than 5,000 per day on an average. 

        In addition, the temple authority celebrates "Rathotsavam" during March for a period of 15 days and the flow of tourists to this destination is more than 20,000 per day on an average. During Sravana Masam, the flow of tourists is more than 5,000 per day on an average as the destination is having water body beside the temple.

    

        During the summer, winter and vacation holidays to schools and colleges, the tourists flow to the temple is very high for a period of 2-3 months about 2,000 visitors per on an average visit this temple.

        There is a painting museum with in the temple complex which has collection of Wanaparthy Maharaja family with rare golden paintings. That is open only with recommendation. Museum is in two levels and one floor is dedicated to Temple art and Gods other one is general paintings. Second one is covered under CCTV.

            After visited Sri Ranganayaka swamy temple and their premises we came at the parking area and started our bike to Sri Rangapur Reservoir or Dyam which is just one Km away and looks like beside the temple. The reservoir roads are very struggle and smudgy.  After reached the center of the dyam area we stopped our bike and found a small iron bridge to watch the beautiful scenery of Dyam and Temple. We taken some photos there and get down into reservoir for fishing. 

        After two hours of fishing we collected 3-4 Kgs of fishes and kept them in a bag and sat under the tree which is beside the reservoir water bridge. we have taken rest for sometime and we had lunch also at same place.

        At evening 6:00 PM we started our returned journey and reached Gadwal at 7:00 PM

       

" We spent a beautiful day with breathtaking places after lonely ness of lockdown period. "  Good Bye...