Vaikasi Brahmotsavam at Varadaraja Swamy Temple, Kanchipuram… At Kanchi Varadaraja Perumal koil, the day began as early as 1.30 a.m. when irandam tirukappu took place. It was on the second day of Vaikasi Brahmhotsavam that Varadan came back to Kanchi after being hidden in some place near Tiruchi to prevent the Muslims from carrying away […]
Temples in Kanchipuram
Chitra Pournami at Kancheepuram Chitragupta Temple
Chitra Pournami at Kancheepuram Chitragupta Temple.. Every new moon, there are special worship practices followed in the Kancheepuram temple. The major festival celebrated in the temple in Chitra Pournami during April. Chitragupta is considered the Adidevata for Ketu, the ninth planet of Hindu astrology. Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street, Kanchipuram […]
Pandava Thoothar Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
Pandavatutar Perumal Temple is situated in Kanchipuram and this wonderful temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna, who is the chief most avatar of Lord Vishnu. This temple was praised in the great Vaishnavite poem, Nalayira Divya Prabandham, sung by the Alvar saints before thousands of years ago. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Lord Vishnu, who is worshipped as Pandava Tutar […]
Ekambareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram
Ekambareswarar Temple is a Shiva Temple, located in Kanchipuram. It is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, Prithvi. Lord Shiva is worshiped as Prithvi lingam. Mata Parvati is worshipped as Gowridevi Amman. The greatness of the temple was praised in the 7th century sacred work, the Tevaram, written by the great nayanars and classified as […]
Kanchipuram Kamakshi Amman Temple
The Kamakshi Amman Temple is a popular and an ancient Hindu Temple dedicated to Ma Kamakshi, as aspect of Ma Shakti Devi, who is also called as Lalitha Tripurasundari Devi. It is situated in Kanchipuram, and it is a famous temple similar to The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai and the Akhilandeswari temple in Thiruvanaikaval. This […]
Athi Varadar, Kanchipuram | Lord Vishnu who blesses devotees once in 40 years
Athi Varadar is the original idol of Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. As name suggests, the idol is made from wood of fig tree (Athi in Tamil). Athi Varadar idol was worshipped by Ramanujacharya, Vedanta Desikan and many other prominent saints. Due to minor damage, the idol had to be replaced, as […]