thiru attabuyakaram thiru thaNkA
(Vilakkoli Perumal Kovil, Kanchipuram)
thiru vELukkai

perumAL dIpaprakAsar, viLakkoLi perumAL, divyaprakAsar
thAyAr maragadavalli
Facing West
Posture Standing
thIrththam sarasvathi thIrththam
vimAnam srIkara
prathyaksham sarasvathi
Travel
  • Located in Kanchipuram, 0.5 km west of Ashtabujam temple.
  • By road from Chennai and other cities.
  • Railway station on Chenglepet-Arakkonam rail path.
  • Features
  • Also known as Thuppul (Thumbai Vanam).
  • Asuras made the world dark to prevent Brahma conducting his yagam; The Lord shone as dIpaprakasar, viLakkoLi and removed the darkness.
  • Avatara stalam of Swami Vedanta Desikan.
  • Vedanta Desikan's thirumeni in sannidhi was established by his son Nayana Varadachariar.
  • Swami Desikan wrote Sharanagati Deepikai toward the Perumal here.
  • Azhvar Mangalashasanam 3 Pasurams
    Thirumangai Azhvar, Nammazhvar


    108 Thiruppathi Andhadhi ATpaTTEn aimpoRiyAl AsaippaTTEn aRivum
    kOTpaTTu nANum kuRaipaTTEn - sENpaTTa
    vaNkAvai vaNthuvarai vaiththa viLakkoLikkuth
    thaNkAvaich sErndhAn thanakku


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