Ranga Mandapam, also called the
Ranganayakula Mandapam,
is located in the south-eastern
corner of the Sampangi
Pradakshinam. The shrine within
it is believed to be the place
where the utsava murti of Lord Ranganadha of Srirangam
was kept during the 14th
century, when Srirangam was occupied
by Muslim rulers.It is said to have been constructed between 1320
and
1360AD by the Yadava ruler Sri Ranganadha Yadava Raya.
It isconstructed
according to the Vijayanagara style of
architecture. |