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UNIQUENESS:
Srirangam the EI Dorado of Vaishnavates, enshrining the celebrated image of Lord
Ranganatha, is one of the most hallowed
and largely visited centres of pilgrimage of our sacred land,
since Tretayuga. As the presiding deity is easily and readily accessible by
simple, yet sublime means of bhakti and prapatti
and showering boons of infinite variety, besides Sayujya prapti along with
admitting Panchamas into the sanctum, this mokshapuri is attracting millions
of devotees from all parts of India, round the year. It is a thirtha kshetra of
special significance for Vaishnavates: for, it is from here the Vaishnava Sampradaya wafted its potent glory and spread to all corners of the world. As it
is the august citadel of Vaishnavism, the Vaishnavates proclaim loudly on
hearing it. "It is our sakahat swargam and Ranganatha is our Pratyaksha
Daivam". They deem the presiding deity as their life breath; god of gods,
the much coveted Chintamani, the inner light, the kalpavriksha.
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