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The   Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple   is a   Hindu temple   dedicated to   Ranganatha , a form of the Supreme God, Maha   Vishnu , located in   Srirangam ,   Tiruchirapalli ,   Tamil Nadu , India. [4]   Constructed in the   Dravidian architectural style , the temple is glorified by   Alvars   in their   Divya Prabhanda [5]   and has the unique distinction of being not only the foremost among the 108   Divya Desams   dedicated to Vishnu, [4]   but also the largest functioning   Hindu   temple in the world. [6] [7] The Place Srirangpatna had the name of the Srirangapuri in the early ages later it got the name of the Srirangapatna. The town is an island being surrounded by the river Cauvery. In this town, there is the temple of Sri Ranganatha. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, Sri Gangadereshwara, Sri Jyothirmaheshwara and other small temples. Among them, the main ...

Angkor Wat   ( / ˌ æ ŋ k ɔːr   ˈ w ɒ t / ;   Khmer :   អង្គរវត្ត   "Buddhist Monastery in the city" [2] ) is a temple complex in   Cambodia   and the largest religious monument in the world by land area, [1]   on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1.626 km 2 ; 402 acres). [3]   Originally constructed as a   Hindu   temple in the early 12th century, [1]   it was converted into a Buddhist Temple towards the end of 12th century, which continues to present day. [4] It was built by the Khmer King  Suryavarman II [5]  in the early 12th century in  Yaśodharapura  ( Khmer :  យសោធរបុរៈ , present-day  Angkor ), the capital of the  Khmer Empire , as his state temple for the Empire. [6] [4]  Breaking from the  Shaiva  tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to  Vishnu . As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only...