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 went to the 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 an 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 Adiseshan of 9 feet in length and 3 feet high.  Sridevi and Bhudevi are by his side and Brahma is from his naval. All the Murtis are made out of Athi wood. Yearly once thaila kappu is done, during that time only the 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 a 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 the 16^th Century, Krishnadevaraya Period. As per the inscriptions, this place was called Narayana Chaturvedi Mangalam.

Inscriptions 

LEGENDS

The legend applied to Kanchi Athi VaradaRaja Perumal Temple, and Palli Konda Perumal temple near Vellore has applied to this temple also since all three temples are on the banks of Palar River/Vegavathi River (The legend goes like this... When Brahma was doing a yagam without Saraswati, she got angry and took the form of the Vegavathi river and flowed with full flow to destroy yaga.  At the request of Brahma, Vishnu laid down and stopped the flow of the Vegavathi river).

It is believed that one’s “sins” in the account of Chitra Gupta will be removed if prays 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 the 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 open between 07.30 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 16.30 Hrs to 19.30 hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Battar Sri Nandhakumar may be contacted with 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 OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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