06
Oct

Chief Justice of India visits  Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Yesterday morning, they visited the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple and performed four special pujas to the deity. Temple priests and officials greeted the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and his wife with traditional music and honoured them. After the visit, the Chief Justice took a brief rest at K.Gudi, near Biligiri Rangana Hills.
Temple’s origins
The Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger Reserve is named after the Biligiri Ranganatha Temple, situated atop the Biligiri Hill. A copper-plate inscription from 1667, belonging to Mudduraju, son of Trimalarajanayaka of Hadinadu, provides historical insight into the temple’s origins.
The hills were originally referred to as Thiru Venkatanatha (a reincarnation of Vishnu) in Bilikal, or ‘white rock.’ In Sanskrit, the hill was called Shwetadri, meaning ‘white hill,’ due to the white appearance of the weathered granite cliff-face.
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