108 Divya Desams - 108 Vishnu temples

Thiruattabhuyakaram

Other Name: Adikesava Perumal Koil
Town Name: Kanchipuram
Reason for Name: Ka means Brahma and Anjiram means worshipped. Thus, this place is where Brahma worshipped Perumal. This corrupted to Kanchipuram over years. Sarpa once came to kill Narasimha, saw Ashtabhujankaran. Since the Perumal appeared with 8 arms, the place is called Attabhuyakaram.
Nearest Major Town / City: Kanchipuram
Route: 5 km from Kanchipuram RS in Chinna Kanchipuram. 1 km west from Varadaraja (Atthigiri) Temple. (Near Rangaswami Tank)
Vimanam: Chakrakriti Vimanam, Gaganaakriti Vimanam, Vyomakaara Vimanam
Pushkarani: Gajendran Pushkarani
Kshetram: Satyavrata Pushkarani
Festivals: Citra Rohini Avathara mahothsavam, Gajendra Moksham (Adi – Hastam), Thiruadyayanam (Thai - Rohini), Chitirai Brahmotsavam, Masi magam
Perumal Name (Moolavar): Adikesava Perumal
Perumal Other Name: Gajendra Varadan, Atthabhuya Perumal
Perumal Name (Utsavar): Gajendra Varadan
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Alarmelmangai, Pushpavalli, Padmasani
Thayar Name (Utsavar): Alarmelmangai


Thirutthanka

Other Name: Thoopul
Town Name: Kanchipuram
Reason for Name: Ka means Brahma and Anjiram means worshipped. Thus, this place is where Brahma worshipped Perumal. This corrupted to Kanchipuram over years. As this kshetram is surrounded by cool orchards, it is called Thanka (Than = Cool, Ka = Forest)
Nearest Major Town / City: Kanchipuram
Route: 5.50 km from Kanchipuram RS, located in Chinna Kanchipuram. 1.5 K from Varadaraja (Atthagiri) Temple and 0.5 km from Thiruvekka.
Vimanam: Srikara Vimanam
Pushkarani: Saraswathi Pushkarani
Kshetram: Satyavrata Kshetram
Festivals: Brahmotsavam in Purattasi, Avatara Magothsavam in Cithara Revathi
Perumal Name (Moolavar): Deepaprakasar
Perumal Other Name: Vilakkoli Emberuman
Perumal Name (Utsavar): Divyaprakasar
Hastam / Mudrai: Abhaya Hastam
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Marakathavalli Thayar
Thayar Name (Utsavar): Marakathavalli Thayar


Thiruvelukkai

Town Name: Kanchipuram
Reason for Name: Ka means Brahma and Anjiram means worshipped. Thus, this place is where Brahma worshipped Perumal. This corrupted to Kanchipuram over years. Lord Narasimha at Hastisaila caves took one more form of Narasimha to drive demons away and stayed there as Yoga Narasimhan. Since the Perumal stays here with preethi, this place is called Vellukai (Vel = Preethi). It is also said that Lord Narasimha after slaying Hiranyan came this way and found the banks of Vegavathi to His liking and decided to stay here.
Nearest Major Town / City: Kanchipuram
Route: 5 km from Kanchipuram RS in Chinna Kanchipuram. 0.75 km South of Thiruttanka
Vimanam: Kanaka Vimanam
Pushkarani: Kanaka Saras, Hema Saras, Prahalada Theertham
Kshetram: Satyavrata Kshetram
Perumal Name (Moolavar): Mukunda Nayakan
Perumal Other Name: Azhaghyasingar, Yoga Narasimhan
Perumal Name (Utsavar): Mukunda Nayakan, Azhaghyasingar
Hastam / Mudrai: Abhaya Hastam
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Velukkaivalli
Thayar Name (Utsavar): Velukkaivalli
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Amuruthavalli


Thirupaadakam

Other Names: Poompadakam, Marai Padakam, Pandava Dhoodhan Koil
Town Name: Kanchipuram
Reason for Name: Ka means Brahma and Anjiram means worshipped. Thus, this place is where Brahma worshipped Perumal. This corrupted to Kanchipuram over years. Janamejaya wanted to worship Perumal as Pandava Dhoodan, after hearing the tales of Baagawatham. He performed a yagna in Kanchipuram to achieve this. Perumal gave Dharshan as Pandava Dhoodhan. This place is called Paatakam (Padu = Big, Agam = Home), as the Perumal gave Dharshan in a huge form.
Nearest Major Town / City: Kanchipuram
Route: 1 km from Kanchipuram RS, near Gangai Konda Mantapam. Close to Ekambareswarar Temple.
Vimanam: Veda Kodi Vimanam, Bhatra Vimanam
Pushkarani: Matsya pushkarani
Sthala Vriksham: Punnai
Kshetram: Satyavrata Kshetram
Festivals: Krishna Jayanthi, Deepavali, Mukkoti Ekadasi
Perumal Name (Moolavar): Pandava Dhoodan
Perumal Name (Utsavar): Krishnan
Hastam / Mudrai: Abhaya Hastam
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Rukmani and Satyabama


Thiruneeragam

Town Name: Kanchipuram
Reason for Name: Ka means Brahma and Anjiram means worshipped. Thus, this place is where Brahma worshipped Perumal. This corrupted to Kanchipuram over years.
Nearest Major Town / City: Kanchipuram
Route: 2 km from Kanchipuram RS. This Temple is close to Kamatchiamman Temple. (This shrine is inside Ulagalanda Perumal Koil)
Vimanam: Jagadeeswara Vimanam
Pushkarani: Akrura Pushkarani
Kshetram: Satyavrata Kshetram
Festivals: Thai Brahmotsavam
Perumal Name (Moolavar): Neeragathan
Perumal Other Name: Jagadeswara Perumal
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Nilamangaivalli Thayar


Thirunilaatingal thundam

Town Name: Kanchipuram
Reason for Name: Ka means Brahma and Anjiram means worshipped. Thus, this place is where Brahma worshipped Perumal. This corrupted to Kanchipuram over years.
Route: 1 km from Kanchipuram RS, Gangai Konda Mantapam. Inside Ekambareshwarar Temple.
Vimanam: Purushasuktha Vimanam
Pushkarani: Chandra Pushkarani
Kshetram: Satyavrata Kshetram
Perumal Name (Moolavar): Nilaathingal Thudathan
Perumal Other Name: Chandrachooda Perumal
Hastam / Mudrai: Abhaya Hastam
Thayar Name (Moolavar): Ner Oruvarillavalli Nacchiyar and Nilaatingal Thundath Thayar