High medieval · Hindu · India

Sri Talpagiri Ranganadha Swamy Temple

Nellore, Andhra Pradesh · 14.8788°, 79.2979°

Ranganatha (Vishnu)Undetermined—

Sacred since

1100 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

12th c.

Undetermined

History & significance

One of the oldest temples of Nellore, standing on the bank of the Penna and believed to date from the twelfth century; its roughly seventy-foot gopuram, crowned with gilded kalashams, was built by Yeragudipati Venkatachalam Panthulu. The annual Brahmotsavam falls in March or April.

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