Tiruththanka
Deepaprakasa Perumal Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Kanchipuram |
Deity | Deepapraksar and Maragathavalli (Vishnu and Lakshmi) |
Location | |
Location | Tamil Nadu, India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
Geographic coordinates | 12°49′28″N 79°42′20″E / 12.82444°N 79.70556°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian architecture |
The Deepaprakasa Perumal Temple, also referred to as Tiruththanka, and Tooppul, is located in
The temple is believed to have been expanded during the
Deepaprakasar is believed to have appeared to Brahma. Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Brahmotsavam festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Puratassi (September - October), being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Legend
According to Hindu legend, once there was an argument between
Architecture
The temple is located in Vishnu Kanchi along with most other Vishnu temples in Kanchipuram. The temple has a three-tiered
Religious importance
The temple is revered in
Festivals and religious practices
The temple follows the traditions of the
The Brahmostavam festival during the Tamil month of Puratasi (September - October) is the major festival celebrated in Vedanta Desika shrine. During the festival, the festival image of Desikar is carried to the Varadaraja Perumal Temple. Special worship practises and rituals are followed during the occasion. During the Brahmostavam in Varadaraja Perumal Temple during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May - June), the festival image of Varadaraja Perumal is brought to the shrine of Vedanta Desika on three different days.[3]
Notes
- ^ MS 1993, pp. 57-60
- ^ R. 2001, p. 502
- ^ a b c Madhavan 2007, pp. 49-51
- ^ a b c "Sri Vilakkoli Perumal temple". Dinamalar. 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b c K., Subramaniam (21 November 2003). "Samprokshanam at Kanchi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 November 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ C., Chandramouli (2003). Temples of Tamil Nadu Kancheepuram District. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.
References
- M.S., Ramesh (1993). 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desam Volume 1. Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
- R., Dr. Vijayalakshmy (2001). An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam (1st ed.). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies.
- Madhavan, Chithra (2007). Vishnu Temples of South India Volume 1 (Tamil Nadu). Chithra Madhavan. ISBN 978-81-908445-0-5.
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