| The Parthasarthy temple
of Chennai is regarded as the one of the ancient temples of Chennai.
This temple is referred as ancient Vaishnavite works of the Alwar saints
. It is said that this temple existed 1200 years ago.
Parthasarthy temple of Chennai is one of the 108 sacred centers of
Sri Vaishnavites. This temple is dedicated to three deities- Venkatakrishna
Swami, Parthasarathy and Ranganathar (Vishnu). There are five shrines
in the temple. The main shrine adorns Venkatakrishnan with Rukmini,
Balaraman, Satyaki, Anirudha and Pradyumna-in a standing posture towards
east. Another shrine is of Ranganathar in a reclining posture.
Rama adorns a separate shrine in a standing posture along with wife,
brothers and Hanuman facing east direction. Varadarajan in a seated
posture on the Garuda mount in east and Narasimhar in a seated posture
facing west adorn another two shrines. Apart from these there is a separate
shrine for Andal (Krishna).
The Pallava rulers build this ancient temple but Vijaynagar rulers
also made endowments. Temple area is of about 1.5 acres. Main attractions
of the temple are the two magnificent prakarams and a five tiered masterpiece
rajagopuram seen from a distance. But the most amazing and rare work
of art is the gold image of Tirumaal Nachiyaar , adorning the chest
of Venkatakrishna.
Vaikuntha Ekadasi a 20 days festival draws large number of devotees
to the pilgrim site of Parthasarthy temple of Chennai. Another 10 days
festival- Bhramotsavam has its own significance in the rituals associated
with this ancient temple.
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