The
famous Vishnu temple
located in Chennai
city is the Parthasarathy
temple in Triplicane.
The presiding deity
of this temple is
Sri Venkatakrishna
Swamy.
 It
is believed that
King Sumati prayed
to Lord Vengadu
to give him Darshan
in the form of
a Charioteeer
to Arjuna as in
the Bhagavad Gita.
This is Parthasarathy.
He was asked to
go to Vrindaranya,
which is the present
Triplicane and
get the darshan.
It is believed
that Atreya mahirshi
also chose this
place for worship.
The temple is
supposed to have
been renovated
by the Pallava
dynasty. The idol
is made of black
granite. The other
images present
with the deity
include that of
Sri Rukmini and
Satyaki, Balarama,
Pradhyumna and
Aniruddha are
also seen here.
Monthly panchaparva
festivals are
conducted for
Sri Parthasarathy.
The Brahma utsava
is conducted annually.
The other important
shrines that are
worshipped include
that of Sri Ranganatha
on Adi Sesha,
Sri Telli singa
Perumal, Sri Chakravarty
Tirumangan and
Andal. The temple
has a famous tank
called Pagal Pathu.
A bath here is
supposed to give
a lot of prosperity.
The temple has
many assets in
the form of rare
jewels, property
and government
bonds.
Triplicane is
within the Madras
city and hence
is easily accessible.
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