Tamil Nadu
30. Thiruvallikeni (Parthasarathy Temple)
Chennai, Chennai district
Deities & Significance

Presiding Deities

Rukmini and Venkatakrishna Perumal (Parthasarathy)

Legends & Details

The name Parthasarathy, in Tamil, means the 'charioteer of Arjuna', referring to Krishna's role as a charioteer to Arjuna in the epic Mahabharata. It was originally built by the Pallavas in the 8th century and considered the oldest structural in Chennai.

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