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Thirupparkadal, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · 12.9003°, 79.4514°
A Vishnu temple in the village of Thirupparkadal in Ranipet district, where the god is worshipped as Prasanna Venkateshvara. The Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya is recorded as having renovated it.
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.
Vishnu is said to have come to a devotee here in the guise of an old Vaishnava on an Ekadashi day, and to have revealed himself standing upon a Shiva lingam.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara
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