thiru kOvalUr thiru aththiyUr
(Chinna Kanchipuram Varadaraja Perumal Kovil) 		thiru attabuyakaram

perumAL varadarAjan, dEvAdirAjan, dEvapperumAL, aruLALapperumAL, aththiyUrAn, pEraruLALan
thAyAr perundEvi
Facing West
Posture Standing
thIrththam vEgavathi nadhi, ananthasaras, sEsha thIrththam, varAha thIrththam, brahma thIrththam
vimAnam puNyakOti
prathyaksham brahmA, brugu, nAradar, gajEndran, sarasvathi
Travel
  • Located in Kanchipuram.
  • By road from Chennai and other cities.
  • Railway station on Chenglepet-Arakkonam rail path.
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    Features
  • Known as perumAL kOyil (kOyil thirumalai perumAL kOyil), thyAga maNdapam.
  • Kanchipuram is the avatara stalam of Poygai Azhvar and Vedanta Desikan.
  • Garuda Sevai on Vaikasi Visagam is world famous.
  • Known as Aththigir (Hasthigiri) as Airavatham in the form of a hill carries the Lord here.
  • As Brahma (ka) prayed here, it is known as Kanchi. Varadan came out of the yAgam that Brahma carried out here (satyavrata kshetram).
  • The only southern city in the seven stalams that grant moksham.
  • Mangalashasanam by Alavandar, Thirukkachchi Nambigal, Sri Ramanujar, Kooraththazhvan, Swami Desikan, Manavala Mamunigal.
  • Aththi Varadar safeguarded under the temple tank, is taken out every 40 years and graces devotees for 10 days.
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    Azhvar Mangalashasanam 7 Pasurams
    Thirumangai Azhvar, Bhoothaththazhvar, Peyazhvar

    108 Thiruppathi Andhadhi poruLAsai maNNAsai pUngkuzhalAr bOgaththu
    iruLAsai sindhiththirAdhE - aruLALan
    kachchith thiruppadhiyAm aththiyUrk kaNNan thAL
    ichchiththu iruppadhu yAm enRu?

    Articles
  • Arulichcheyalum Arulalanum - Article by PBA Swami Tamil
  • shrI kAnchi hasthigiri vaibhavam - Article by PBA Swami Tamil
  • Varada Vaibhavam - Article by Melaththirumaligai Saumyanarayanachariar Swami Tamil

    • Books
  • Sri Varadaraja Swami Temple - Kanchi
    (A Study of its History, Art and Architecture)
    1975 Book in English by Sri K V Raman

    • Kramam
  • Goshti Kramam
  • Brahmotsavam Goshti Seva Kramam

    • Resources
  • Images
  • Videos

    • Upanyasams
  • Azhvanum Perarulalanum - by P B Rajahamsam Swami
  • Varadaraja Perumal Vaibhavam - by Elayavalli Bhuvarahachariar Swami

    • Stotra
  • Perundevi Ashtottara Sata Namavali
  • Varadharaja Ashtottara Sata Namavali