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High medieval · Hindu · India
Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Saidapet
Saidapet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0309°, 80.2189°
Vishnu as Prasanna Venkata Narasimha, with Sridevi and BhudeviVijayanagara-era Balija Chetty patronage—
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th c.
Vijayanagara-era Balija Chetty patronage
History & significance
A Vishnu temple at Saidapet in Chennai where the east-facing Prasanna Venkata Narasimha stands with Sridevi and Bhudevi. The article dates it to the 12th century and attributes its building to the Balija Chetty community under Vijayanagara rule; the Ramanuja Vijaya Vilasam hall, now the Ramanuja Koodam, was added in 1901.