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Therefore Perumal means the "great god" who showers his divine grace on people. He is considered the supreme god of Vaishnavism . Another derivation is the syncretic Tamil / Sanskrit 'Perum' - 'mā' - 'l' , literally "Great Measurer".
An image of the presiding deity, Pundarikakshan, is seen in a standing posture facing east. He is believed to have appeared to Garuda, Sibi Chakravarthy, Bhoomadevi, sage Markandeya, Brahma and Shiva, all of whose images are housed inside the sanctum. The consort of Pundarikakshan, Shenbagavalli, (also called "Peri Pirattiyaar Lakshmi Devi ...
Venkateswara is known by many names such as Srinivasa (in whom Lakshmi dwells), Narayana (The Primordial One), Perumal (the great lord), Malayappa (the lord of the Hill) and Govinda (Protector of Cows). [8]
The temple houses the images of other deities like Pallikonda Perumal, Andal, AdiKesava Perumal, Alvars, Hanumar and Garuda. There is a separate shrine housing Rama , though the presiding deity is Devanathaswamy, the temple is known for Hayagriva , the horse faced avatar of Vishnu.
Guru (Jupiter) constructed a place in Kuruvithurai for his son Kasa. But Kasa had been trapped in demon's world. Guru performed penance on Perumal and pleased by his penance, Perumal appeared before him with a chariot (ratha) in Kuruvithurai and saved his son from demon's world. So this temple is known as 'Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal Temple'. [4]
The main shrine has the image of the presiding deity Sundararaja Perumal (Vishnu) in reclining posture over his divine serpent Adisesha. The images of his consorts Sridevi (Lakshmi) and Bhudevi and Brahma are present in the sanctum. The festive image of Sundararajan - Vadivalagiya Nambi - is housed in the sanctum.
There is also stone deity found inside the temple is above the Narasimha shrine. The deity is called Devaraja Perumal, whose worship is equated to the Adi Athi Varadharaja Perumal, that is, two gods residing in one presiding idol. According to a Hindu legend, Brahma, the Hindu god of creation, separated with his wife Saraswati over a ...
Pallikonda Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu, located at Malayadippatti in Kulatthur taluk of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu, India. This is a small village and one of the important rock cut temples of Pudukkottai district such as Thirumayam Rock cut temple.