Parameswara Tiru Located in the historic Pallava capital city of Kanchipura

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Parameswara Tiru Located in the historic Pallava capital city of Kanchipuram in the modern-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Vinnagaram, also called the Vaikunta Perumal Temple, is a Hindu temple devoted to the god Vishnu. Originally called Paramechuravinnagaram in Tamil and Vishnugriha in Sanskrit, which means Vishnu-house and denotes a regal palace for Parameshwar or God, this 8th-century stone temple was constructed by the monarch Nandivarman II Pallavamalla. Parts of the Bhagavata Purana, one of the eighteen major Puranas and a key literature in Hindu religious history, have been dated thanks to research conducted at the Vaikunta Perumal Temple. Historian D. Dennis Hudson provides a thorough examination of the temple. His monograph focuses on interpreting its iconography and arrangement as an architectural summary of the Bhagavata Purana. The temple is one of the prominent tourist attractions in the city. As per local belief, the sage Bharadvaja was performing penance at the location of the unfinished temple and was enchanted by a heavenly nymph. The wise man wedded her, and they had a child. The sage resumed his penance while the nymph went back to svarga (heaven), yet the child stayed on Earth. Shiva and Vishnu took on the safeguarding of the child. One day, Vishnu assumed the guise of a hunter to present a child to a Pallava king without heirs who had been yearning for a son; this child would eventually inherit the throne, build a temple dedicated to Vishnu, and according to legend, also become known as Paramesvaravarman II. The renowned Vaishnava saint Thirumangai Alvar was a contemporary of Nandivarman II and solidified the temple-heritage by writing a poem about it, included in the Periya Tirumoli, possibly between the completion of the temple and the demise of Pallava King, around 790 CE. Several inscriptions within the temple illuminate the socio-economic and political landscape of the country during the Pallava era and also affirm the ongoing royal support for the temple into the 9th century. Paramesvara Vinnagaram serves as an early instance of Dravidian architecture. The temple features a rectangular layout and is accessed via a level granite entry tower. The vimana features a tiered pyramid roof and looks similar to a vihara. The temple has been designated a heritage monument and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India as a site under protection. #History #Architecture

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