Sri Azhagiya Singar Perumal Temple – Kanchipuram
Sri Azhagiya Singar Perumal Temple is located in
Kanchipuram of Tamilnadu state
Sri Alagiya Singar Perumal
is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Sri Amuthavalli is the consort
of Lord Vishnu.
The presiding deity,
Narasimhar (also called Mukunda Nayaka), is depicted in a seated posture facing
West.
The temple is located
close to the Tiruththanka temple in Vishnu Kanchipuram.
The temple has three
shrines, one each for the presiding deity Aḻagiya Singar, one for his consort
Amruthavalli and other for Garuda
It is one of the 108
divyadesam of Lord Vishnu
This is the smallest divyadesam
temple in Kanchipuram
This temple was built in Dravidian
style of architecture
This temple has a three-tier
Rajagopouram and was constructed during 8th century
Sri Krishnashtami is the
festival celebrated in the temple
According to the temple's
regional legend, once, there was an argument between Saraswati, the consort of
Brahma and Lakshmi on superiority. They went to Indra, the king of the
celestial deities. Indra judged Lakshmi as superior. Not satisfied with his argument,
Saraswati went to her husband, Brahma. He also chose Lakshmi to be the superior
one. Saraswati was unhappy with the decision and decided to stay away from
Brahma. Brahma did a severe penance praying to Vishnu and did an ashvamedha
yajna. Saraswati was still angry that the yajna, which usually is done along
with consorts was done alone by Brahma. She tried to disrupt the penance in
various ways, but Vishnu interfered in all her attempts. After all the demons
were killed by Vishnu, who were sent by Saraswati to destroy the yajna
(penance) done by Brahma, she sent Kapalika, a demon. Vishnu took the form of
Narhari to kill the demon.
Velukkai where Vel means Wish and irukkai means stay.
The Vimanam(the tower above the Sanctum Sanctorum) of Sri Azhagiya Singa Perumal temple is called as Kanaka Vimanam.
The Mangalasasanam hymns of saints Peyazhwar and Tirumangai Azhwar praised the temple.
Devotees pray here for relief from various problems they experience in life.
Vaikunta Ekadasi is the most celebrated festival here.
Timings
7.00 am to 11.30 am
4.30 pm to 7.30 pm
How to reach the Temple
2 km from Kanchipuram
60 km from Chennai
Nearby Temples
Mangadu, Sri Kamakshi Amma Temple – 3 km
Kanchipuram, Sri Ekambareswarar Temple – 3 km
Kanchipuram, Sri Vaikunta Perumal Temple – 25 km
Uthiramerur, Sri Balasubramanian Temple – 27 km
Vallakottai, Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple – 34 km
Tirukachur, Sri Kachabeswarar Temple – 36 km
Sri Perumbudur, Sri Adhikesava Perumal Temple – 41 km
Tirukalukundram, Sri Vedagiriswarar Temple – 50 km
Madhuranthakam, Sri Eri Katha Ramar Temple – 53 km
Madambakkam, Sri Dhenupureeswarar Temple – 59 km
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