Parthasarathy Temple

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Parthasarathy Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai, India, dedicated to Lord Vishnu and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Parthasarathy Temple complex 4
Parthasarathy Temple canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
Vishnu temple ⓘ
alsoHousesDeity Gajendra Varadaraja ⓘ
linked to: Varadaraja

Narasimha ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
Ranganatha ⓘ
Varadaraja ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Alvar saints ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
belongsToTradition Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
consideredAs Divya Desam ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance major Vaishnavite pilgrimage center in Chennai ⓘ
dedicatedTo Parthasarathy (Krishna as charioteer of Arjuna) ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
expandedBy Chola dynasty ⓘ
Vijayanagara rulers ⓘ
festival Brahmotsavam ⓘ
Panguni Uthiram ⓘ
linked to: Panguni Uttiram

Rathotsavam (chariot festival) ⓘ
linked to: Rathotsavam

Vaikunta Ekadasi ⓘ
followsRitualTradition Vaikhanasa Agama ⓘ
linked to: Vaikhanasa Agamas
governingBody Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu ⓘ
hasGopuram Rajagopuram ⓘ
hasStructure mandapams (pillared halls) ⓘ
multiple prakaras (enclosures) ⓘ
hasTank Kairavini Pushkarini ⓘ
heritageStatus one of the oldest temples in Chennai ⓘ
languageOfWorship Sanskrit ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
locatedInCity Chennai ⓘ
locatedInCountry India ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Chennai district ⓘ
locatedInLocality Triplicane ⓘ
locatedInState Tamil Nadu ⓘ
mentionedIn Naalayira Divya Prabandham ⓘ
linked to: Divya Prabandham
nearbyLandmark Marina Beach ⓘ
notableFeature elaborate stone and stucco sculptures ⓘ
historic temple complex in central Chennai ⓘ
processional deities used in street processions ⓘ
openTo public ⓘ
orientation east-facing ⓘ
primaryDeity Parthasarathy (Vishnu) ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu
religion Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin Pallava period ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism attraction in Chennai ⓘ
usedFor daily puja and religious rituals ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Triplicane → hasReligiousSite → Parthasarathy Temple ⓘ
Parthasarathy shrine → locatedIn → Parthasarathy Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Parthasarathy Temple
Narasimha shrine (Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane) → partOf → Parthasarathy Temple complex ⓘ
subject linked to: Narasimha shrine
linked to: Parthasarathy Temple
Rama shrine → partOf → Parthasarathy Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Parthasarathy Temple
Varadaraja shrine → partOf → Parthasarathy Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Parthasarathy Temple