Tiru parameswara vinnagaram
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Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram is a Vishnu
temple located in Kanchipuram
. Its one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to the Lord Vishnu. It is also called the Vaikunta Perumal temple and is dedicated to Vishnu
who also bears the name Vaikuntanathan.
has done Mangalasasnam in praise of the Lord here(10 Pasurams).
in the late 8th century. Pallavamallan was a worshipper of Vishnu
and a great patron of learning. He renovated old temples and built several new ones. Among the latter was the Parameswara Vinnagaram or the Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram
which contains inscribed panels of sculpture portraying the events leading up to the accession of Pallavamalla to the throne. The great Vaishnava saint Thirumangai Alvar
was his contemporary.
In each sanctuary, there is an image of Vishnu
in different posture - the first standing, the second seated and the third lying. The logical and complex plan of the temple provided a prototype for the much larger shrines to be constructed all over Tamil Nadu
. The external cloisters, for instance, with their lion pillars, are predecessors of the grand thousand pillared halls of later temples.
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
temple located in Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram, or Kanchi, is a temple city and a municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a temple town and the headquarters of Kanchipuram district...
. Its one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to the Lord Vishnu. It is also called the Vaikunta Perumal temple and is dedicated to Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
who also bears the name Vaikuntanathan.
Temple
The temple here is dedicated to Lord Paramapadanathan (Vaikunthanathan). There is a separate sannidhi for Thayar in the form of Vaikunthavalli Thayar. Sri Thirumangai AlvarThirumangai Alvar
Thirumangai Alvar or Tirumangai Alvar or Tirumankai Alvar or Thirumangai Mannan is the last of the 12 Alvar saints of south India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He is considered one of the most learned Alvar and the most superior Alvar in the context of...
has done Mangalasasnam in praise of the Lord here(10 Pasurams).
Construction
This temple has been constructed by the Pallava King Nandivarman IINandivarman II
Nandivarman II was a Pallava ruler who ruled in South India.-Ascension to the Throne:In A.D 731, the Pallava king Parameswaravarman died without any heir and hence the Pallava empire was kingless...
in the late 8th century. Pallavamallan was a worshipper of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
and a great patron of learning. He renovated old temples and built several new ones. Among the latter was the Parameswara Vinnagaram or the Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram, or Kanchi, is a temple city and a municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a temple town and the headquarters of Kanchipuram district...
which contains inscribed panels of sculpture portraying the events leading up to the accession of Pallavamalla to the throne. The great Vaishnava saint Thirumangai Alvar
Thirumangai Alvar
Thirumangai Alvar or Tirumangai Alvar or Tirumankai Alvar or Thirumangai Mannan is the last of the 12 Alvar saints of south India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He is considered one of the most learned Alvar and the most superior Alvar in the context of...
was his contemporary.
In each sanctuary, there is an image of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
in different posture - the first standing, the second seated and the third lying. The logical and complex plan of the temple provided a prototype for the much larger shrines to be constructed all over Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. The external cloisters, for instance, with their lion pillars, are predecessors of the grand thousand pillared halls of later temples.