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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.
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