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Commander · restorer

Gopanna / Gopanarya

Active 14th century AD

Associated with the return of Ranganatha’s processional image to Srirangam.

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No verified likeness
No verified likeness is used in this edition. The initials are a placeholder, not a portrait.
Tamil NaduRestorationAndhra PradeshImage’s place of refuge

A life in context

Gopanna served in the Vijayanagara military world of Kumara Kampana. The Srirangam inscription account names his role in returning the displaced image through Gingee after a period of safekeeping.

Beyond these sites

  • His best-attested contribution in this collection is a specific restoration of worship, rather than a complete rebuilding of the temple.

Life and context sources: A brief history of Srirangam — Sri Vaishnava Home Page.

THE WORK OF PRESERVATION

Places, actions & evidence

1371–1372 AD · Tamil Nadu

Ranganatha returns to Srirangam

Historical account

The inscription account credits Gopanna with bringing the displaced image back through Gingee.

Gopanna / Gopanarya’s role
Returned and reinstalled the image
How it happened
Protected movement of a sacred image and reinstallation after regional campaigns.
Who helped
Image custodians, Gopanna’s following and the Vijayanagara administration.
What endured
Worship of the returned image resumed at Srirangam.

What the evidence leaves open. The account is tied to an inscription dated Saka 1293; this edition uses its AD year range and does not claim a new translation.

Also in this story: Kumara Kampana
  1. A brief history of Srirangam — Sri Vaishnava Home Page ↗
    Second-prakara inscription and return narrative. Review notes.

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