कैरविणीक्षेत्रम्
திருவல்லிக்கேணி, Sri Parthasarathy Temple
| Divya Deśam | 058, Thiruvallikkeni |
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| Temple Name | Sri Parthasarathy Temple |
| Moolavar | Sri Venkata Krishnan/Sri Parthsarathy Perumal |
| Thayaar | Vedavalli Thayar |
| Perumal Kolam | Nindra |
| Facing | East |
| Vimanam | Anantha Vimanam |
| Theertham | Kairavinisaras, Allikkeni Theertham |
| Naadu | Thondai Naadu |
| Location | Triplicane, Chennai city limits, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
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| Nearest City | Chennai |
The moolavar is Parthasarathy also called Venkatakrishanan in a standing posture and the Thayar is Vedhavalli Thayar. The Theertham is Kairavinisaras also called Allikkeni. The Vimanam is Anantha Vimanam.
The alli flowers in the temple tank lend the name Allikkeni. In the main sanctum besides the moolavar there are also vigrahas of Rukmini, Balarama, Satyaki, Anirudha and Pradhyumna. This particular shetram is the only one, which depicts the images of the family of Lord Krishna in the sanctum. The Utsava vigraha of Parthasarathy bears scars supposed to be from the arrows of Bheeshma, while he acted as the charioteer to Arjuna, in the Mahabharata war. There are separate shrines for Ranganatha, Vedavalli, Narasimhar, Varadarajar and Andal.
As per sthala purana Tiruvengadamudayan promised Sumathirajan to give darsan as Parthasarathy and had the vigraha installed by Atreya maharshi at this shrine.
Vaikunta Ekadasi and the Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month Chittirai drawa a very large crowd of pilgrims.
| कैरविणीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम् | Kairaviṇī Kṣetra Māhātmyam |
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| Volume / Chapters | Volume 2, Dvitīya Bhāge, Chapter 22 |
| Thirumangai Azhwar | 10 pasurams |
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| Pei Azhwar | 1 pasuram |
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| Thirumazhisai Azhwar | 1 pasuram |
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