Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha
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Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha

Tirupparaittathurai — less-known Vishnu of Tamil Nadu

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 9th c. CE (Chola bronze); 11th–14th c. (Āgamic preservation); 16th–19th c. (colonial documentation); 20th–21st c.

Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava

The Place

  • Location: Thirupparaitthurai, Trichy, Tamil Nadu (10.7°N, 78.9°E)

Sacred Narrative

Tirupparaittathurai is a small Vishnu shrine in a less-known village of the Thanjavur delta. Padmanābha here is in reclining form, small but exquisite 9th-c. Chola bronze. The temple preserves ancient Āgamic rituals that have been abandoned in most larger temples — particularly the Pāñcharātra Āgama sequence of morning invocations.

Why This Entry Matters

India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions — each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific invocations
Offerings
tradition-specific
Sacred colours
tradition-specific

📖 Stories

  • The sacred narrative of Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha
    Tirupparaittathurai is a small Vishnu shrine in a less-known village of the Thanjavur delta. Padmanābha here is in reclining form, small but exquisite 9th-c. Chola bronze. The temple preserves ancient **Āgamic** rituals that have been abandoned in most larger temples — particularly the **Pāñcharātra Āgama** sequence of morning invocations.
    — Community tradition + scholarly sources

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific daily observances
Puja sequence
  1. tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha festival
    Seasonally determined · 1–15 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk