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High medieval · Hindu · India

Arulmigu Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple

Thirupparkadal, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu · 12.9003°, 79.4514°

Venkateshvara (Vishnu)VijayanagaraDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; renovated by Krishnadevaraya
Vijayanagara

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara