Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram
Deities

Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram

Varadarāja — one of Kanchi's 3 canonical Divya Desams

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 11th c. Chola

Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram

One of three Kanchipuram Divya Desams (along with Ulagalantha Perumal and Pandava Thoothar). Also known as Perumal Koil.

Divya Desam canonical status

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.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
Offerings
tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
Sacred colours
yellow (pītāmbara)gold

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
  • Brahmotsavam
  • Garuda Sevā