Perambur Venkatesa Perumal Temple

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Venkatesa Perumal Temple
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Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Perambur East, Chennai
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Chennai
Deity Venkatesa Perumal
Festivals Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Perumal - Padmavathi wedding ceremony, Hanuman Jayanti, Perumal - Andal Wedding ceremony, Krishna Janmashtami, Raappaththu utsav, Pagalpaththu utsav, Saturdays on Purattasi month of Tamil calendar
Location
Location Perambur East
State Tamil Nadu
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
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Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Perambur East, Chennai
Geographic coordinates 13°06′44″N80°15′07″E / 13.112135°N 80.252035°E / 13.112135; 80.252035
Architecture
Type Dravidian architecture
Completed 
Specifications
Temple(s)One
Elevation27.73 m (91 ft)
Website

Venkatesa Perumal Temple is a Perumal temple situated at Perambur East town in Chennai, [1] Tamil Nadu state in India. The presiding deity in this temple is Venkatesa Perumal and the goddess is Padmavathi. The Kumbhabhishekham of the temple was performed on 22 May 2023.

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Location

This temple is located with the coordinates of ( 13°06′44″N80°15′07″E / 13.112135°N 80.252035°E / 13.112135; 80.252035 ) at Perambur, Chennai. [2]

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Perambur Venkatesa Perumal Temple
Perambur Venkatesa Perumal Temple (Chennai)

Dasavatar mandap

Inside the temple is a Dasavatar mandap which has depictions of the ten principal incarnations of Vishnu such as Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Balarama, Krishna and Kalki on its pillars.[ citation needed ]

Festivals

Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Perumal - Padmavathi wedding ceremony, Hanuman Jayanti, Perumal - Andal wedding ceremony, Krishna Janmashtami, Rappathu utsav, Pagalpathu utsav, Saturdays on Purattasi month of Tamil calendar are the important festivals celebrated in this temple.[ citation needed ]

Sub deities

Hanuman, Chakkaraththaallhvaar, Yoga Narasimhar, Andal, Garuda, Thirumalai Vinayagar, Ramanuja, Vishnu Durgaa, Santhaana Krishnan, Thirumangai Alvar and some of the important Alvars are the sub deities in this temple. [3]

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