Thiru-kārvānam — Vishnu of the "dark form"
Kanchipuram · Kanchipuram · Tamil Nadu
Kalva-perumāḷ is the presiding Vishnu of Kanchipuram, one of the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred geography of temples sung by the twelve Āḻvār saint-poets of Tamil Vaishnavism (7th–9th c. CE). Goddess: Kamalavalli-nāchiyār. Tīrtham: Hiranyā-tīrtham. Vimāna: Puṣkala-vimāna. Sung by Tirumaṅgai-āḻvār — 11 pasurams.
Place · Kanchipuram · Kanchipuram · Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Kalva-perumāḷ. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.