Parthasarathy Temple
Chennai, India
Also known as: पार्थसारथी मंदिरপার্থসারথি মন্দির, চেন্নাইதிருவல்லிக்கேணி பார்த்தசாரதி கோயில்పార్థసారథి దేవాలయం
The Parthasarathy Temple is a 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Vishnu in Chennai, India. Located in the neighbourhood of Thiruvallikeni, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th to 9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. The name 'Parthasarathy' means the 'charioteer of Arjuna', referring to Krishna's role as a charioteer to Arjuna in the epic Mahabharata.[1]
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Key facts
| Location | Chennai, India |
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| Status | Active |
Sources
- Parthasarathy Temple, Chennai - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q3522649 — Wikidata