Historical Period11c CE
11th c. Chola
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Deities
Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram
Varadarāja — one of Kanchi's 3 canonical Divya Desams
Varadarāja — one of Kanchi's 3 canonical Divya Desams
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One of three Kanchipuram Divya Desams (along with Ulagalantha Perumal and Pandava Thoothar). Also known as Perumal Koil.
One of the 108 Divya Desams — temples sung in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (the "Four-Thousand Divine Hymns") by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE). The 108 Divya Desams include 106 earthly sites, plus 2 extra-cosmic realms (Paramapadam = Vaikuntha, and Tirupparkadal = the Milk-Ocean). Each Divya Desam has a Moolavar (sanctum deity), Utsavar (processional image), and a specific Alvar-mangalāśāsana dedication.
