Historical Period11c CE
11th c. Chola
3000 BCE11th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- yellow (pītāmbara)gold
- Sacred Offerings
- tulsi leaves · panchāmṛta · lotus
Primary Scriptures
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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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
- Offerings
- tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
- Sacred colours
- yellow (pītāmbara)gold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram11th c. Chola📍 Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī · BrahmotsavamVaradarāja — one of Kanchi's 3 canonical Divya Desams
🎊 Festivals
- Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
- Brahmotsavam
- Garuda Sevā
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookNālāyira Divya Prabandham
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookR. Balasubramanian. The Divya Desams: 108 Sacred Vishnu Temples
