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Srirangapatna (also sometimes known as Seringapatam) is a small town near Mysore in southern India. Tipu Sultan ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from Srirangapatna. The whole town is surrounded by the Cauvery river which makes Srirangapatna a rare island town. The town achieved fame and political importance under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, who made it the capital of Mysore. It was the scene of at least one of the three battles that Tipu fought against the British who were based in Madras, and is the place where he was ultimately killed during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. The town, amongst other things, is famous for a thousand-year-old temple dedicated to Sri Ranganatha Swamy (a form of Lord Vishnu), after whom the town obtained its name. Some of the other attractions include the Jumma Masjid (Mosque) and Daria Daulat Gardens.
In Srirangapatna, the Sultan had a fortune in jewels and a famous wind-up model of a tiger attacking a British Redcoat. The model is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Near Srirangapatna is the Ranganathittu bird-sanctuary which is the breeding site for many bird species such as the Painted Stork, Open-billed Stork , Black-headed Ibis, River Tern , Great Stone Plover and Indian Shag.
The town of SrirangamSrirangam (also Thiruvarangam) is a small town in south India adjoining Tiruchirapalli. It is located in the fertile Kaveri river delta. It is famous for its Ranganatha temple. The gopuram or the gateway of the temple is called the RajaGopuram and is 236 near Trichy is also similar in that it is in an island formed by Kaveri and is the site of the most important shrine dedicated to 'Sri Ranganatha Swamy'.
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