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காஞ்சி வரதராஜப் பெருமாள் கோயில்
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 12.8192°, 79.7247°
One of the holiest Vaishnava temples of India and a principal Divya Desam, at Chinna Kanchipuram; renovated by the Cholas in 1053 and enlarged through Vijayanagara times, its hundred-pillared hall is celebrated as a masterpiece of Vijayanagara architecture.
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 blazed forth as Varadharaja from beneath the athi tree during Brahma's great sacrifice on this spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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