Vaikunta perumal temple, Kanchipuram,Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to the Lord Vishnu.


Vaikunta perumal temple, Kanchipuram,Tamilnadu, India. Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram is a Vishnu temple located in Kanchipuram. It is one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to the Lord Vishnu. It is also called the Vaikunta Perumal temple and is dedicated to Vishnu who also bears the name Vaikuntanathan. This temple has been constructed by the Pallava King Nandivarman II in the late 8th century. Pallavamallan was a worshipper of Vishnu and a great patron of learning. He renovated old temples and built several new ones. Among the latter was the Parameswara Vinnagaram or the Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram which contains inscribed panels of sculpture portraying the events leading up to the accession of Pallavamalla to the throne.


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Location: Kanchipuram,Tamilnadu, India
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