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திருவெக்கா
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 12.8242°, 79.7122°
One of the three oldest Vishnu temples in Kanchipuram, believed to be a late 8th-century Pallava foundation with Chola and Vijayanagara additions. The Divya Desam is closely tied to the poet-saint Thirumalisai Alvar and is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.
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.
The deity is said to have rolled up his serpent bed to follow the banished Thirumalisai Alvar out of the city, then returned 'as requested' - the meaning of Yathothkari.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
Answers only from cited records
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