Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
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Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mylapore (traditional) | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Divya Desam
ⓘ
Dravidian architecture temple ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ Vishnu temple ⓘ |
| administration |
Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu
|
| architectureStyle | Dravidian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Goddess Lakshmi
Narasimha ⓘ Rama ⓘ Narayana ⓘ
surface form:
Ranganatha
Narayana ⓘ
surface form:
Varadaraja
Vedavalli Thayar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alvar
ⓘ
surface form:
Alvars
|
| builtBy |
Pallava dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Pallava rulers
|
| city | Chennai ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important landmark of Triplicane ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Arjuna
ⓘ
surface form:
Parthasarathy (Krishna as charioteer)
Vishnu ⓘ |
| era | Pallava period ⓘ |
| festival |
Brahmotsavam
ⓘ
Janmashtami ⓘ
surface form:
Krishna Janmashtami
Rath Yatra ⓘ
surface form:
Rathotsavam (chariot festival)
Vaikunta Ekadasi ⓘ |
| gopuram |
eastern gopuram
ⓘ
western gopuram ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
granite walls
ⓘ
mandapams (halls) ⓘ sacred tank ⓘ tall rajagopuram ⓘ |
| hasProcessionDeity | Parthasarathy (utsava murti) ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Narasimha shrine
ⓘ
Parthasarathy shrine ⓘ Rama shrine ⓘ Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna ⓘ
surface form:
Ranganatha shrine
Varadaraja shrine ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
ⓘ
India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Triplicane ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Divya Prabandham ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | Triplicane ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | major Vaishnavite pilgrimage centre in Chennai ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Partha Sarathi
ⓘ
surface form:
Parthasarathy
|
| primaryDeityForm |
Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
ⓘ
surface form:
Krishna as charioteer of Arjuna
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | one of the 108 Divya Desams ⓘ |
| sacredTankName | Kairavini Pushkarini ⓘ |
| sect | Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| worshipLanguage |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mylapore (traditional)