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{{short description|Temple in India dedicated to Lord Ranganatha}}
{{for|information about other temples of [[Ranganatha]]|Ranganathaswamy Temple (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox temple
| image = Gopuram of the Jiyaguda Sriranganathaswamy temple, Hyderabad (2).jpg
| alt = The temple's gopuram, with images of the deity carved on it.
| caption = The temple's rajagopuram
| name = Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple<br>Jiyaguda Temple
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Telangana]]
| district = [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]]
| location = Jiyaguda
| elevation_m =
| deity = Ranganatha ([[Vishnu]]), Ranganayaki ([[Lakshmi]])
| tradition = [[Sri Vaishnavism]]<br/>(Vanamamalai)
| festivals= [[Vaikuntha Ekadasi]]
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]]
| inscriptions =
| website =
}}

'''''Sri Ranganathaswamy temple''''' is a 400 year old Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Lord [[Ranganatha]], a form of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]], which is located at Jiyaguda in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]],[[Telangana]],India. Situated on the banks of the [[Musi River (India)|Musi River]], the temple was built by the Nanganur Prathama Peetham and is administered by the Endowments Department of the [[Telangana]] state. It initially followed the [[Sri Vaishnavism#Thenkalai and Vadakalai sub-traditions|Thenkalai]] tradition, but later adopted the more specific Vanamamalai sampradayam. [[Vaikuntha Ekadashi]] is the major festival celebrated here, attracting lakhs of devotees every year.

==Etymology==
During the reign of the [[Qutb Shahi Dynasty]], the area where the temple is currently located was referred to as Shaukar Karvaan (present day [[Karwan]]), as the majority of the population who lived back then belonged to the [[Vaishya]] and [[Munnuru Kapu]] castes.<ref name="Ranganatha DC">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/221017/hyderabad-during-vaikunta-ekadasi-temple-turns-vaikuntam.html |title=Hyderabad: During Vaikunta Ekadasi, temple turns 'Vaikuntam' |last=Iyer |first=Lalitha |date=22 October 2017 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028162023/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/221017/hyderabad-during-vaikunta-ekadasi-temple-turns-vaikuntam.html |archive-date=28 October 2018}}</ref> They followed the school of [[Iyengar|Srivaishnava sampradaya]]. As Kalyana Vanamamalai Ramanuja Jeeyar, the head of the Vaishnavite Nanganur Prathama Peetham, stayed here for a while and conducted [[Vishnu]] worship, the place was later named Jeeyarguda after him. As the local Muslims found it difficult to pronounce Jeeyarguda, the name was altered to Jiyaguda. However, in Sanskrit, the place is still referred to with its previous name.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" />

==History and architecture==
The temple is estimated to be more than 400 years old, and is the first in Hyderabad which is established by the Nanganur Prathama Peetham.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" /> Due to unavailability of priests who knew the Srivaishnava sampradayam within the Nanganur Peetham, priests from the Vanamamalai Peetham of [[Srirangam]] came to Hyderabad for conducting the regular worship.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" /> With the help of the devotees, the temple was renovated later.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" /> In February 2015, the temple has been exempted by the secretary of the Telangana Endowments Department under section 15 and 29 of the Religious and Charitable Endowments act for a period of three years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ntnews.com/telangana/www.namasthetelangaana.com/telangana/exceptions-to-the-temple-ranganathaswami-jiyaguda-1-2-496018.aspx |title=జియాగూడ రంగనాథస్వామి గుడికి మినహాయింపులు |date=12 February 2015 |work=[[Namaste Telangana]] |access-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028163400/https://www.ntnews.com/telangana/www.namasthetelangaana.com/telangana/exceptions-to-the-temple-ranganathaswami-jiyaguda-1-2-496018.aspx |archive-date=28 October 2018 |language=Telugu |trans-title=Exceptions to the Jiyaguda Ranganathaswamy temple}}</ref>

The temple is built in an area of two and a half acres following [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]] style, and is located on the banks of the [[Musi River (India)|Musi river]].<ref name="Ranganatha DC" /> It has a three tier rajagopuram (main temple tower). The central shrine houses a stone image of [[Ranganatha]], a form of Vishnu reclining on a snake bed. There are separate shrines for [[Lakshmi]] (worshipped as Ranganayaki) and [[Andal]], apart from [[Hanuman]] and [[Garuda]]. The [[dwajasthambam]] lies behind Garuda's shrine and is made of [[panchaloha]]. On the sanctum, images of Vishnu's [[Dashavatara]] can be seen.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTg0xEZpUI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/tyTg0xEZpUI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jiyaguda Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple - Vaikunta Ekadasi Uttara Dwara Darshanam Live |date=31 December 2014 |publisher=[[Bhakthi TV]] |place=India |medium=Event}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Worship and festivals==
The temple initially followed the [[Sri Vaishnavism#Thenkalai and Vadakalai sub-traditions|Thenkalai]] tradition in the regular worship, but later switched to the more specific Vanamamalai sampradayam upon the Vaishnavite seer [[Chinna Jeeyar]]{{'s}} recommendation.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" /> The temple's affairs are managed by the hereditary temple committee, headed by Srungaram Tiruvengalacharyulu. Seshacharyulu, Rajagopalacharyulu, Badrinath and Srinivasa Ramanuja currently serve as the temple's priests;<ref name="Ekadashi NT">{{Cite news |url=https://www.ntnews.com/districts/Hyderabad/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%BF-%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A5-%E0%B0%8F%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%BF-16-534249.aspx |title=ముక్కోటి రంగనాథ ఏకాదశి |date=20 December 2015 |work=Namaste Telangana |access-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028163549/https://www.ntnews.com/districts/Hyderabad/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%BF-%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A5-%E0%B0%8F%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%BF-16-534249.aspx |archive-date=28 October 2018 |language=Telugu |trans-title=Mukkoti Ranganatha Ekadashi}}</ref> all of them belong to the Srungaram family who live in the temple's premises.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" />

The temple attracts maximum number of its visitors in the [[Dhanu (month)|Dhanu]] month. From 2005, the temple has been celebrating [[Vaikuntha Ekadashi]] as its major festival, with lakhs of devotees attending the event from various districts.<ref name="Ekadashi NT" /> On [[Bhogi]], the temple authorities perform the Kalyanam (marriage) of Andal with Ranganatha.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" /> And, on the third day of [[Makar Sankranti]], they conduct the Vishesha Utsavam. During [[Chaturmas]], Sahasranaman Archana and Revathi Nakshatra Abhishekam are performed apart from the regular worship activities.<ref name="Ranganatha DC" />

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Jiyaguda)}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Telangana]]
[[Category:Vishnu temples]]

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