Historical PeriodEra
Oral / medieval / documented history
3000 BCEOral / medieval / documented historyPresent
Sacred Facts Ā· At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific invocations
- Gender
- female
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk
PÄrthasÄrathy of Triplicane
Tradition
Hindu / Vaishnava / Sri Vaishnava / Tamil
The Place
- Location: Triplicane (Chennai), Chennai, Tamil Nadu (13.0568Ā°N, 80.2707Ā°E)
Sacred Narrative
PÄrthasÄrathy Temple of Triplicane ā Chennai's oldest temple (8th c., Pallava) ā is a Divya Desam. The deity is Krishna in his charioteer-form for Arjuna in the MahÄbhÄrata, 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-Äįø»vÄr, PeyÄįø»vÄr. 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 ā 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
šŖ Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- ā¢ tradition-specific daily observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
š Principal Temples
- Main shrine of PÄrthasÄrathy of TriplicaneMedieval-modernš Triplicane (Chennai), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Annual festival Ā· Weekly/seasonal special-day worshipPÄrthasÄrathy ā Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer
š Festivals
Sources & provenance
š 1 Scholarlyš 1 Tertiary
- šScholarly sourceBookHindu tradition: scholarly and community sources
- šSupporting referenceGazetteerChennai District Gazetteer
