thiru aththiyUr thiru attabuyakaram
(Ashtabujam)
thiru thaNkA

perumAL AdikEsava perumAL, ashTabuja perumAL, attabuyakaraththAn, gajEndra varadhan
thAyAr alarmEl mangai, padmAsani, pushpavalli
Facing West
Posture Standing
thIrththam gajEndra pushkariNi
vimAnam kakanAkruthi (vyomAkara), chakrAkruthi
prathyaksham gajEndran, thirumangai AzhvAr
Travel
  • Located in Kanchipuram, 2 km west of Varadaraja Perumal Kovil, south of Rangasamy Kulam.
  • By road from Chennai and other cities.
  • Railway station on Chenglepet-Arakkonam rail path.
  • Features
  • Moolavar has 8 divine arms carrying 8 divine weapons - in the right, He carries the Discus, Sword, Flower and Arrow; in the left, He carries the Conch, Bow, Shield and Mace.
  • Utsavar has four divine arms only.
  • Gajendra moksha stalam.
  • Mangalashasanam by Vedanta Desikan and Manavala Mamunigal.
  • Azhvar Mangalashasanam 12 Pasurams
    Thirumangai Azhvar, Peyazhvar


    108 Thiruppathi Andhadhi enRum thuyar uzhakkum EzhaigAL! nIngkaL iLam
    kanRu pOl thuLLik kudhiththirIr - anRu naDam
    iTTa buyangkaththu irucharaNamE saraN enRu
    aTTabuyangkathaRku ALAy


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