Pārthasārathy of Triplicane
Tradition
Hindu / Vaishnava / Sri Vaishnava / Tamil
The Place
- Location: Triplicane (Chennai), Chennai, Tamil Nadu (13.0568°N, 80.2707°E)
Sacred Narrative
Pārthasārathy Temple of Triplicane — Chennai's oldest temple (8th c., Pallava) — is a Divya Desam. The deity is Krishna in his charioteer-form for Arjuna in the Mahābhārata, holding a conch but no weapon (as he promised Duryodhana not to fight). The face of the deity bears visible wound-marks from the war, unique among Vishnu iconography. Sung by Tirumangai-āḻvār, Peyāḻvār. The temple's chariot-festival (Brahmotsavam) is among the largest in Tamil Nadu.
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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific invocations
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific daily observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Pārthasārathy of TriplicaneMedieval-modern📍 Triplicane (Chennai), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Annual festival · Weekly/seasonal special-day worshipPārthasārathy — Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Pārthasārathy of Triplicane festivalSeasonally determined · 1–15 days
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk
