Location: Kanchipuram
(Tondai Naadu)
Vishnu: Deepaprakasar,
Taayaar: Maragatavalli
Theertham:Saraswathi Theertham
Paasuram :Tirumangaialwar
Vimaanam:Sreekara Vimanam
Travel Base:Chennai, Kanchipuram
DescriptionThis Divyadesam is located
again in Kanchipuram close to the Ashtabhuyakara Divya Desam,
which is in turn a mile west of the Varadaraja Perumal temple.
The Divya Desams revered
by the Alwars in Vishnu Kanchi are Attigiri (the vast
Varadaraja Perumal temple), Ashtabuyakaram, Tiruttankaa, Tiruvelukkai
and Tiruvegkaa, while those in Shiva Kanchi are
Tiru Oorakam (Ulagalanda Perumaal Koyil) , Tiru
Neeragam, Tiruppaatakam, Nilaattingal Tundam, Tirukkaaragam, Tirukkaarvaanam,
Tirukkalvanur, Tiruppavalavannam and Parameswara Vinnagaram.
The vast Ekambreswarar temple(Prithvi Stalam) revered
by the Tevaram hymns, is located in Periya (Shiva) Kanchi, as are the
Kamakshiamman and the Kanda Kottam temples.
Deities:
The Moolavar here is Deepaprakasar, also known as Vilakkolipperumaal,
Divyaprakasar - in a standing posture facing west. Taayaar here is Maragatavalli.
Legend
has it that the demons darkened the world in an attempt to disturb the
yagna (ritual) conducted by Bhrama; Vishnu is said to have manifested
himself as bright light, to enable the yagna to continue unimpeded, hence
the name Deepaprakasar.
Tiruttankaa is the
birthplace of Desikacharyar, whose image is enshrined here along with
that of Lakshmi Hayagreevar (see Tiruvahindrapuram) which
he held in worship. Murals depicting the life history of Desikacharyar
are seen in the circumambulatory passage in this temple.
Festivals: Two worship
services are carried out each day. Vaikuntha Ekadasi is celebrated here.
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