Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple Kanchipuram

This temple is foremost of Thondanadu divyadeshams . 3 temples are most important for all Vaishnavaites .

1. Koil
2. Perumal Koil
3. Malai Koil
Koil means Srirangam , Perumal koil means Varadaraja Peumal koil and Malai koil means Thirumala .

Kanchipuram is famous for its temples . KA means Lord Brahma ANCHI means worshipped PURAM means city .

Lord Varadaraja Perumal temple Lord Ekambareeswarar temple and Goddess Kamashi temple in Kanchipuram together known as mumurthivasa sthalam .

The main deity is known as Deva Perumal or Devadhi rajan or Hastinan and so on . The Urtsavar is known as Lord Perarulalan .

Sthalapuranam once Lord Brahma did a big yagam worshipping Lord Vishnu without calling his wife Goddess Saraswathy . Annoyed by this Goddess Saraswathy tried many ways to stop the yagam . All Rishis requested Goddess Saraswathy to come and join the yagam as it was done for Universal welfare by Lord Brahma , then Saraswathy comes and joins the yagam . Pleased by the yagam Lord Vishnu appears as Lord Varadarajar in punnyakodi vimanam on Athigiri hills . Varadarajar means the King who gives benediction .The Lord Varadaraja Perumal is in standing posture .

All 12 alwars had visited this place . Peialwar Boodath alwar and Thirumangai alwar has sung songs praising this Lord . Lord Ramanujar resided in this place .

Lord Narasimhar has a seperate sannidhi in this temples . It’s a huge temple with 100 pillars beautiful carvings done on it .The other shrines are Lord Chakrathalwar Goddess Andal . Lord Varadarajar Perumal ‘s consort Goddess Perundevi Thayar , Nammalwar and so on .

Gold and silver lizards are kept in this temple roof top after the Lord Narasimhar shrine . One who touches and worships it are relieved from their sins . As per legends disciples of Gautama Maharishi were cursed to become lizards , they resided in the temple and were relieved from the curse by the divine grace of this Lord . One has to climb a staircase to touch the roof top they collect Rs. 5 from each for this .

The pond of this temple is Ananda saras . Once in 40 years Athivaradhar kept in this Ananda saras is taken and kept for devotees dharshan for 48 days . 30 days in reclining pose and 18 in standing posture . Last year 1st of July 2019 the Lord was kept for devotees dharshan and by August 18th again kept in wooden box and kept in Ananda saras again .Lakhs and lakhs of people from different parts of India as well as abroad came and visited to get the Lord blessings .