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Varadaraja Perumal Perundevi Thayar Temple in Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and Hindu goddess Lakshmi. It is located heritage town region of the city. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is a storehouse of Chola and Pandya architecture. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines.
Images in the temple The temple is present in Chinna Kanchipuram, a locality in the Eastern side of Kanchipuram , a South Indian town in the state of Tamil Nadu . [ 20 ] The temple covers an area of 9.5-hectare (23.5-acre), showcasing the architectural skills of ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis in temple architecture, and is famous for its ...
Kanchipuram, or Kānchi or Kāncheepuram, is a famous temple city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It served as the capital city of the Pallava Kingdom. It is also known by its former names Kanchiampathi, Conjeevaram, and the nickname "The City of Thousand Temples" It is now the Administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram district. Kanchipuram is located 72 kilometers from Chennai, the ...
Sculptures in the footsteps. This temple was built by Chola king Parantaka I (907-955 CE) and was called Setangi Vinnagar. An inscription dated to the 30th regnal year of Rajadhiraja I (c. 1048 CE), mentions teaching Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Chandogasama, Talavakrasama, Apurva, Vajnasaneya, Bodhayaniya Sathashatandha Sutra and explanations of sastras and epics like Ramayana are also found in the ...
Thirumanikkoodam or Varadaraja Perumal Temple is located in Thirunangur, a village in the outskirts of Sirkaḻi in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu . Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture , the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham , the early medieval Tamil canon of the ...
Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Poonamallee, a temple in Poonamallee, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India; Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Shoolagiri, a temple in Shoolagiri, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, India; Sri Varadharaja Perumal Kovil, a temple in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
The temple features carved lizards, one plated with gold and another with silver, over the sanctum. [114] Robert Clive is said to have presented an emerald necklace to the temple. It is called the Clive Makarakandi and is still used to decorate the deity on ceremonial occasions. [14] This temple is the main reason for the city to get its name ...
Arjuna consecrated this temple during the exile period in Mahabharata time. The garbhagraha of this temple was built by Chola kings. The front hall (mantapam) was constructed by Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagara empire. Later, Hoysala kings, Palayakarars and Vijayanagara empire's small kings expanded this temple gradually and worshiped.