

People who suffer from skin ailments or those who have inadvertently killed animals like lizards or snakes should offer worship at this temple as Prayaschittam. On praying at this temple, they regained their human form. There is a legend of a prince from Ayodhya and his wife who were turned to lizards by a curse. Once in 40 years, the holy tank, Anantha Theertham is emptied and a wooden idol of Lord Attigiri Varadaraja is taken out from under and worshipped by millions. Stories and legends from Hindu mythology are depicted. There is a hall of 100 pillars and the sculptures on each pillar are stunning. The temple itself is on top of Hastigiri hill, which is believed to be Indra’s elephant Airavata. Tirukkacchi Sri Varadharajar Temple Varadaraja Perumal temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and one of the 108 Divya Desams the holy abodes of Lord Vishnu located in a part of Kanchipuram called the Vishnu Kanchi that is a home for a lot of famous Vishnu temples and one of the greatest Hindu scholars, Ramnujacharya is believed to have resided in this temple. Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple 1) Tirukkacchi – Sri Varadharajar Temple Varadaraja Perumal Temple:.Sri Nilathingal Thundathan Perumal Temple / Nilthingal Thundam Perumal Temple / Chandrasoodeswarar Perumal Temple.Sri Pandava Thoodhar Temple / Pandava Thoothar Perumal Temple / Pandava Dhootha Perumal.Ashtabhuja Perumal Temple / Sri Aadhikesava Perumal Temple.Sri Ulagalantha Perumal Kovil has the significance that this temple enshrines three Divya Desams Thiruneeragam, Thirukkaragam, and Thirukaravanam in its precinct. Kanchipuram is famous as a city of Thousand Temple, located 75 km from Chennai is a host to 15 Divya Desam temple of the 108 Divya Desams the holy abodes of Sri Vishnu.
