Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam – Temple Tanks
There
are a total of 12 sacred Temple Tanks within the complex. Of these, the two
largest tanks are the Surya Pushkarani and the Chandra Pushkarani. The whole
island of Srirangam was built with rain water harvesting facilities that led to
the collection of all water into these two tanks. Each Pushkarani is able to
contain up to 2 million litres of water. The task of cleansing all this
harvested water is left to the fishes in the Pushkarani.
Apart
from these there are 10 more Temple Tanks around Srirangam that come under the
control and management of the Temple. The other 10 Temple Tanks also act as
rainwater management entities and are cared for by the temple management. Aside
from the tanks, open sand beds and Nandavanams (Flower gardens) also serve as
catchment areas.
Some of
the Pushkaranis associated with this Temple are listed below;
·
Chandira
Pushkarani
·
Surya
Pushkarani
·
Cauvery
·
Kollidam
·
Vedacchurangam.