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திருவல்லிக்கேணி பார்த்தசாரதி கோயில்
Chennai (Triplicane), Tamil Nadu · 13.0540°, 80.2765°
One of the oldest structures in Chennai, this Divya Desam was raised by the Pallavas under Narasimhavarman and expanded by Chola and 15th-century Vijayanagara rulers. It uniquely houses five forms of Vishnu, with Krishna presiding as Parthasarathy, Arjuna's charioteer.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The face of the main image bears mark-like scars, believed to be Bhishma's arrows taken by Krishna while driving Arjuna's chariot in the Mahabharata war.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
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