Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Perumal Temple – Thirupparkadal

 

Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Perumal Temple is located in Thirupparkadal in Vellore district of Tamilnadu

It is one of the 108 Abhimana Kshetram of Lord Vishnu

As per tradition, this is one of the locations where Vishnu slept atop his mount Adishesha in order to prevent the torrential Saraswati river, also known as Vegavati, from disturbing and destroying the yagna that Brahma was performing in order to obtain the divine blessing at Kanchipuram.

Three locations are thought to be where Vishnu is believed to rest on Adishesha: Pallikonda (As Uthara Ranganathar), close to Vellore; Thirupparkadal; and lastly, Kanchipuram, where the Tiruvekka (As Yathothrakari) temple is located.

The Rajagopuram is in dilapidated state. The Tank dedicated is called as Pundarika Pushkarini

Another mandapam, with shrines for Thumbikkai Alvar, Nammalvar, Madurakavi Alvar, Thirumangai Alvar, and Bhoothath Alvar, is located at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum.

Inside the inner sanctum, the presiding deity Venkatesa Perumal stands on Avudaiyar (Shiva lingam) within an abhayamudra.

There are other deities on the premises are Alamelumangai Thayar, Lord Hanuman, Garudalwar, Rukmini and Satyabhama.

Vishnu wanted to fulfill the desire of the Vaishnava devotee, and transformed himself as an old Vaishnava. He enquired Pundarika regarding his sorrow. Pundarika shared his disappointment with the old Vaishnava. The old Vaishnava insisted that the deity in the sannidhi was indeed Vishnu's, and accompanied the sage Pundarika to the temple, before disappearing. Pundarika walked right into the temple's inner sanctum and saw Perumal in his abhayamudra, standing on top of the Shiva lingam. This was on the occasion of Ekadashi, and from that day, the presiding deity has been called Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal.

The temple celebrates rituals on Vaikunda Ekadasi, which falls in December or January, and on all Pradosham days, the thirteenth day of both new and full moons.

Timings

7.30 am to 12.00 pm

4.30 pm to 7.30 pm

How to reach the Temple

42 km from Vellore