Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Tiruvallikkeni This Divya shetram is located in the city of Chennai in Tiruvallikkeni. The moolavar is Parthasarathy also called Venkatakrishanan in a standing posture and the Thayar is Vedhavalli Thayar. The Theertham is Kairavinisaras also called Allikkeni. The Vimanam is Anantha Vimanam. The alli flowers in the temple tank lend the name Allikkeni. In the main sanctum besides the moolavar there are also vigrahas of Rukmini, Balarama, Satyaki, Anirudha and Pradhyumna. This particular shetram is the only one, which depicts the images of the family of Lord Krishna in the sanctum. The Utsava vigraha of Parthasarathy bears scars supposed to be from the arrows of Bheeshma, while he acted as the charioteer to Arjuna, in the Mahabharata war. There are separate shrines for Ranganatha, Vedavalli, Narasimhar, Varadarajar and Andal. As per sthala purana Tiruvengadamudayan promised Sumathirajan to give darsan as Parthasarathy and had the vigraha installed by Atreya maharshi at this shrine. Azhwar Mangalaasaasanam: Tirumangai Azhwar – 1068-77 Peyaazhwar – 2297 Tirumazhisaiazhwar – 2416 (pasuram number as found in Naalaayira Divya prabhandam). Vaikunta Ekadasi and the Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month Chittirai draws large crowd. Om Namo Narayanaya Padmashri Sampathkumar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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