Tiru Parameswara Vinnagaram

Tiru Parameswara Vinnagaram
Parameshwara Vinnagaram on a full moon day
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKanchipuram
DeityVaikunta Perumal (Vishnu) Vaikunthavalli Thayar
Location
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Tiru Parameswara Vinnagaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Tiru Parameswara Vinnagaram
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates12°50′13″N 79°42′36″E / 12.83694°N 79.71000°E / 12.83694; 79.71000
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
CreatorPallava
InscriptionsTamil

Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram or Vaikunta Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the God Vishnu, located in Kanchipuram in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th through the 9th centuries CE. It is one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to the God Vishnu, who is worshipped as Vaikuntanathan (lit. 'Lord of Vaikunta') and his consort, the Goddess Lakshmi as Sri Vaikundavalli. The temple is considered the second oldest extant temple in Kanchipuram after the Kailasanathar temple.

The temple is believed to have been built by the Pallava Monarch Nandivarman II (731 CE–796 CE), with later contributions from the Imperial Cholas and the Emperors of Vijayanagara. The temple is surrounded by a granite wall enclosing all the shrines and water bodies of the temple. Vaikuntanathan is believed to have appeared to King Viroacha. The temple follows Vaikasana Agama and observes six daily rituals and two yearly festivals. The temple follows Tenkalai mode of worship and is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple is one of the prominent tourist attractions in the city.[1]

  1. ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 217.