page_title: Ranganathan
hierarchical_section_title: Ranganathan
caption_attribution_description: English: ". Ranganayaka, also known as Rangantha, reclines on the coils of the five-hooded serpent Shesha. His right arm is bent near his head, his left arm lies at his side and his feet rest on a lotus. Brahma sits on a lotus flower which floats in mid-air above Ranganayaka’s left hand. Brahma carries in his upper right hand the kamandalu (water vessel), in his upper left the pustaka (book); his lower right hand is in abhaya and the lower left in varada mudra. Vibhishana stands at Ranganayaka’s feet, a gada (mace) resting on his left shoulder, and with his right hand he throws flowers towards the reclining deity."
context_page_description: Ranganathan is a South Indian name. It is derived from the Sanskrit name Ranganatha, which is the name of the Hindu god Vishnu, as depicted resting on the nāga Shesha. The name derives from the Sanskrit words ranga, meaning "place of assembly," and nath, meaning "protector," and thus by extension the name literally means "protector of the place of assembly."
  It may refer to:
  S. R. Ranganathan, mathematician and librarian
  T. Ranganathan, musician
  R. Madhavan, film actor
  B. Ranganathan, breast cancer technologist
  Ramesh Ranganathan, Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.
  Romesh Ranganathan, English stand-up comedian
context_section_description: Ranganathan (Tamil: ரங்கநாதன்) is a South Indian name. It is derived from the Sanskrit name Ranganatha, which is the name of the Hindu god Vishnu, as depicted resting on the nāga Shesha. The name derives from the Sanskrit words ranga, meaning "place of assembly," and nath, meaning "protector," and thus by extension the name literally means "protector of the place of assembly."
  It may refer to:
  S. R. Ranganathan, mathematician and librarian
  T. Ranganathan, musician
  R. Madhavan, film actor
  B. Ranganathan, breast cancer technologist
  Ramesh Ranganathan, Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.
  Romesh Ranganathan, English stand-up comedian
caption: Image of Ranganatha
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