Tiruchirappalli - Trichy

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil: திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி, Tiruccirāppaḷḷi; formerly English Trichinopoly; also briefly Tiruchi or Trichy) is the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Cauvery Delta, with 775 484 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has 903 101 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2005 respectively). Tiruchirappalli is capital of the district. There are several different spellings in the Latin script.

Tiruchirappalli is a place with metal and textile industries and is home to a university and a technical university. In addition, there is the seat of a Catholic bishop and the Evangelical-Lutheran bishop in Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC), entitled "Bishop of Tranquebar. Main attraction of the city is the Rock Fort, a fortress in the 17th century was built on a 83-meter-high cliff. Six miles north of the city center lies the temple town of Srirangam, the Vishnu Shrine as one of the most outstanding examples of Dravidian temple architecture applies.

Srirangam (Tamil: ஸ்ரீரங்கம், Srīraṅkam ) is a temple town in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on a river island between the Kaveri River and its tributary Kollidam. Administratively, the town belongs to the city of Tiruchirappalli, whose center is located six kilometers south on the other side of the Kaveri River.

Srirangam is thanks to the Dravidian-style temple built in Sri Ranganathaswami as one of the most outstanding examples of a traditional Hindu temple town of south India. The temple is dedicated to the deity Ranganatha, a manifestation of Vishnu, was the namesake for the city of Srirangam. The main temple is surrounded by seven concentric walls with 21 rings Gopurams (gate towers). The actual temple complex is located in the area between the four innermost wall rings, the outer areas form a district inhabited mainly by Brahmins Vishnuites with streets, houses and shops. The entire complex covers an area of 960 × 825 meters.

On the eastern edge is the Srirangam Sri Jambukeshwara Temple. He is dedicated to the god Shiva, and was between 15 and 17 Century built. Although less known as the Sri Ranganathaswami temple, this sanctuary is also with its five concentric walls and seven rings Gopurams of high architectural value.

Srirangam is a center of Vaishnavism the majority Shivaite dominated Tamil Nadu. In the 12th Th century, the famous philosopher Ramanuja Vishnuites in Srirangam. The place is already since 10 Century, a city of pilgrimage, the temple of that time are still not received. The origins of the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple go to the Pandya dynasty of the 13th Century back. In the following dynasties (Hoysala, Vijayanagar, Nayaks) of the complex was expanded gradually. The highest with 73 meters at the south entrance Gopuram was completed even before 1982.