Varadaraja Perumal Temple Kanchipuram

By Sanjeev Nayyar esamskriti108@gmail.com | 2016

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Road that leads to Varadaraja Perumal. "This temple is also called as Hastgiri (Hast means elephant, Giri means hill) and the sanctum is atop a small hill. It is one of the 108 Divyadesams of Vishnu where Alwars have sung in praise of the Lord. The tower that you see is about 180 feet high and was built in 11th century and was renovated by the Vijaya Nagara kings."

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