Back معبد بارثاساراثى ARZ পার্থসারথি মন্দির, চেন্নাই Bengali/Bangla Temple de Parthasarathy French पार्थसारथी मंदिर Hindi Храм Партасарати Russian Tempulli Parthasarathi në Triplikane Albanian திருவல்லிக்கேணி பார்த்தசாரதி கோயில் Tamil పార్థసారథి దేవాలయం Tegulu Храм Партасараті (Ченнаї) Ukrainian
| Parthasarathy Perumal Temple | |
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Thiruvallikēñi Venkatakrishna Parathasarathy Perumal Thirukoil | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Chennai |
| Deity | Sri Venkatakrishnan (Moolavar), Sri Parthasarathy (Urchavar) Sri Vedavalli Thaayar |
| Festivals | Panguni Serthi, Pallava Utsavam, Ramanujar Utsavam, Vaikunda Ekadashi, Every Friday Sri Vedavalli Thayar Purappadu |
| Location | |
| Location | Thiruvallikeni |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
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| Geographic coordinates | 13°03′14″N 80°16′36″E / 13.05395°N 80.27675°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Creator | Pallavas[1] |
| Completed | 6th century AD[1] |
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The Parthasarathy Temple is a 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Vishnu in Chennai, India. Located in the neighbourhood of Thiruvallikeni, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th to 9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu.[2] The name 'Parthasarathy' means the 'charioteer of Arjuna', referring to Krishna's role as a charioteer to Arjuna in the epic Mahabharata.
It was originally built by the Pallavas in the 6th century[3] by king Narasimhavarman I. The temple has icons of five forms of Vishnu: Yoga Narasimha, Rama, Gajendra Varadaraja, Ranganatha, and Krishna as Parthasarathy.[4] The temple is one of the oldest structures in Chennai.[5][6][7][8][9] There are shrines for Vedavalli Thayar, Ranganatha, Rama, Gajendra Varadar, Narasimha, Andal, Hanuman, Alvars, Ramanuja, Swami Manavala Mamunigal and Vedanthachariar. The temple subscribes to Vaikhanasa agama and follows Tenkalai tradition. There are separate entrances and dhvajastambhas for the Parthasarathy and Yoga Narasimha temples. The gopuram (towers) and mandapas (pillars) are decorated with elaborate carvings,[9] a standard feature of South Indian Temple Architecture.
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- ^ de Bruyn 2010, p. 320
- ^ Kamath 2000, p. 275
- ^ K.V.Raman (7 May 2002). "Unique Temple". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Lalithasai (18 December 2011). "Religious facets of Thirumayilai, Thiruvallikeni". The Hindu, Downtown, Chennai. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Official Website". Parthasarathy Temple, Official Website. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2012.