Sri Athi Ranganatha Perumal Temple, Thiruparkadal, near Kaveripakkam, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu.

10^th March 2019.

After the darshan of Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal, we had been to this Sri Athi Ranganatha Perumal temple at Thiruparkadal.

Moolavar   : Sri Athi Ranganatha Perumal

Thayar      : Sri Ranganayaki

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

This is one of the twin temples of Thiruparkadal Village on the banks of river Palar or Vegavathi. This temple is also facing east with a Anjaneyar temple. A Three tier new Rajagopuram is in front. Dwajasthambam and balipeedam are immediately after the new Rajagopuram.  

Moolavar is swayambhu in Adhi tree wood in sayana kolam on Adhiseshan of 9 feet in length and 3 feet high.  SriDevi and Bhudevi are by his side and Brahma is from his naval. All the moorthams are made out of Athi wood. Yearly once thaila kappu will be done, during that time only face will be visible for darshan. Sri Ranganatha Perumal's face ( during our visit Sri Athi Ranganathar was in Thaila kappu and we could see only the face). In the prakaram sannadhi for Thayar Ranganayaki, Andal. 

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala, 24 pillared artha mandapam and a 24 pillared mukha mandapam.  Sapthaka or the ashtanga Vimana is on the sanctum. 

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

The Adhisthana has the Telugu and Tamil Inscriptions. As per the inscriptions the temple was built during the beginning of 16^th Century, Krishnadevaraya Period. As per the inscriptions this place was called as Narayana Chaturvedi Mangalam.

Inscriptions 

LEGENDS

The legend  applied to Kanchi Athi VaradaRaja Perumal Temple, Palli Konda Perumal temple  near Vellore is applied to this temple also, since all the three temples are on the banks of Palar River / vegavathi river ( The legend goes like this.. When Brahma was doing a yagam with out Saraswati, she got angry and took the form of Vegavathi river and flowed with full flow to destroy yagam.  To the request of Brahma, Vishnu laid down and stopped the flow of Vegavathi river).

It is believed that one’s “sins” in the account of Chitra Gupta will be removed if pray this Ranganathar. Ladies used to pray Thayar for getting married and Childless ladies for Child. The temple sthala purana says, mangalasasanam was done by Periyalwar, Andal, Kulasekara Alwar, Thirumazhisai Alwar, Thondaradippodi Alvar, Bhoothathalvar, Peyalwar and Nammalwar. Hence this Ranganathar temple is considered an equivalent to 107^th Divya Desam.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas, special poojas are conducted on Tamil & English new year days, Revathi Star day, No moon and Full moon day, Purattasi Saturdays, Navarathri days, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Panguni Ekadasi day.  

TEMPLE TIMINGS:

The temple will be kept opened between 07.30 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 16.30 Hrs to 19.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Battar Sri Nandhakumar may be contacted pooja details. The contact numbers are 04177 254442 / 9442313789.

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is about a KM from Thiruparkadal  Village and about 3,5 KM from Kaveripakkam.

Kaveripakkam is on the  Chennai to Bangalore National Highway before Toll plaza.

Kaveripakkam is 16.4 KM from Ranipet, 17.6 KM from Arcot, 32.2 KM from Kanchipuram and 38.1 KM from Vellore.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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