VilakoliPerumal Thoopul

This temple is in Kanchipuram and one among the Thondanadu divyadeshams .Once this place was with dense grass (dharbha) hence known as Thoopul .

Thirumangai alwar has sung praising this Lord.

This is the birth place of Vaishnava acharya Sri Vedanta desikan . He was a son of a childless couple and was born to them praying to Lord Venkatachalapathy of Thirupathy . God blessed them with the bell in his hands to be born as their son . It is said till date there’s no bell ringing ritual in Lord Venkatachalapathy temple in Thirupathi . He was a out standing scholar and authored ” Adaikala pathu ” on Lord Varadaraja Perumal of Kanchipuram .

There is a seperate sannidhi for Sri Vedanta desikan in this temple.

Lord Lakshmi Hayagriva idol worshipped by Sri Vedanta desikan is still in the temple .

The completion of this temple construction work was done by Nayina Varadacharya (son of Sri Vedanta desikan ) .

Sthalapuranam once Lord Brahma was conducting Aswamedha yagam without inviting his consort Goddess Saraswathy . Annoyed by this Goddess Saraswathy cursed darkness in order to destroy the yagam . Lord Vishnu came in the form of glowing light and helped Lord Brahma to continue his yagam . Hence the Perumal here is called as Deepaprakasar or Vilakoli Perumal .

Thayar name is Goddess Maragathavalli Thayar .

Lord Vishnu compromised reunion between Lord Brahma and Lord Saraswathy .