Sri Ranganathaswami Temple, Srirangam of India has won the ‘UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit, 2017’ for cultural heritage conservation. The main reasons for the temple to win the UN award was use of traditional methods in renovating its structures and reestablishment of rainwater harvesting and historic drainage system, and to augment water and prevent flooding. With this, it has become the first temple in Tamil Nadu to be given the prestigious award from the UN body. The temple, considered the foremost of the 108 divyadesams, is situated on an islet between the Cauvery and the Coleroon rivers. It has seven prakaras and 21 towers, including the majestic 236-feet-high rajagopuram.