Ulakaḷandhar — Vishnu as the cosmic strider
Kanchipuram · Kanchipuram · Tamil Nadu
Ulakaḷaṇḍa-perumāḷ (Trivikrama) 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: Amudavaḷḷi-thāyār. Tīrtham: Naga-tīrtham. Vimāna: Kalyāṇa-koṭi-vimāna. Sung by Tirumaṅgai-āḻvār — 21 pasurams.
Place · Kanchipuram · Kanchipuram · Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Ulakaḷaṇḍa-perumāḷ (Trivikrama). If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.