We knew beforehand that this is the largest Hindu temple in the world, but boy, is it really-really big! Actually it is like a separate city by itself. We went there in the evening and the morning, spent close to four hours and still couldn't see everything. I must disagree with a previous comment - this is a temple worth... More

must see.peaceful atmosphere,orderly crowd,get ample time to view the Deity.'the surrounding areas are dirty though.while inside the temple donot forget to purchase tiny photographs of Lord Vishnu to carry back home.They are quite reasonably priced.

The usual south Indian Dravidian style temple complex but larger than many we saw.

Nice temple lots of photo ops - can't go too far in as a non-Hindu but worth a visit.

The area in which the temple was built was really jaw-dropping. The interior of the temple was pretty beautiful and awesome with sculptures and architecture. A must-visit temple at least once in a life time. The only thing that made me wonder was why foreigners are not allowed inside the sanctum despite their keen interest in architecture and hinduism

Really tall temple kopuram .. I wonder how they built it at those times. Hate the long Queues inside to see the main reclining statue of lord vishnu .. Very large temple

Felt good after the visit. Just made it at closing time 8.30pm. With housekeeping it will be a great place. Lighting was low.

Liked: architecture, cleanliness Disliked: Beggars, the looooong lines for darshan, the abusive and egotistic ushers in the sanctum who manhandled and pushed pilgrims. Get rid of those guys!

Considering how many "over the top" temples there are in Tamil Nadu, I think Sri Ranganathaswamy does NOT rank up there with the likes of those in Madurai, Thanjavur, or Chidambaran. However... from the point of view that it is a HUGE temple complex that even encloses part of the town itself, it is certainly different than most other temples... More