Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam – Second Enclosure (Rajamahendra
Thiruveedhi)
To reach
the second enclosure one must go through the Southern Aryabhattal. The second
prakaram is called as Rajamahendran Thiruveedhi in memory of the Chola king who
built it. It is considered as Tapaloka.
The
whole of this second enclosure, which is comparatively narrow, strikes the
visitor by its pervading full light, since there is an almost broken series of
mandapas.
Towards
the northeast corner are the kitchen premises of the god; here in the past were
kept the milk and gifts of food, which were distributed, to pilgrims.
