Ranganayaki
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Ranganayaki (Tamil: ரங்கநாயகி, Sanskrit: रङ्गनायकी, romanized: Raṅganāyakī, lit. 'Wife of Ranganatha'), also known by her epithet Tayar,[1] (Tamil: தாயார், romanized: Tāyār, lit. 'Mother') is a Hindu goddess. She is the presiding goddess of the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam.[2] She is the chief consort of Ranganatha, the tutelary deity of Srirangam. The goddess is regarded as a manifestation of Lakshmi, while Ranganatha is considered as a manifestation of Vishnu.[3] She is also called Ranganayaki Nachiyar and Periya Piratti.
Ranganayaki | |
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Goddess of Srirangam | |
Affiliation | Sri Vaishnavism |
Abode | Vaikuntha |
Mount | Elephant |
Texts | Naalayira Divya Prabandham |
Festivals | Vaikuntha Ekadashi |
Consort | Ranganatha |
Ranganayaki is venerated by the people of Srirangam and by Vaishnavas, the adherents of Vishnu. According to Sri Vaishnava tradition, she is regarded co-equal to Ranganatha himself, considered to be both the means and the end of worship to the divine couple.