These videos tell us about the Perumal Koil temple near Chennai. It is also called North Srirangam Temple Near Chennai. It is a very old and ancient temple in Chennai, Srirangam Temple is a More than 1000 years old temple in Chennai.Ranganathar temple in Chennai.

Inside the temple, you will find a statue of Perumal, or Vishnu, his consorts Lakshmi and Andal, and his bird-mount, Garuda. Perumal Temple is at the center of the Hindu trinity, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer.

The temple is dedicated to Krishna, one of the incarnations of Vishnu. Perumal is another name for Krishna and statues of him – colored blue to signify blue blood – are everywhere in the temple. There are also statues, Lakshmi and Andal, the goddesses of wealth and beauty respectively, and of his mount, the mythical Garuda bird. The temple ceiling is dominated by a colorful circular pattern depicting the nine planets of the universe.

As per Hindu legend, Brahma, the Hindu god of creation, separated from his wife Saraswathi over a misunderstanding. He did an Aswameda worship (with a horse) seeking boons from Vishnu. Vishnu was pleased by the devotion and came out from under the earth as a boar and got Saraswathi to unite with Brahma. As per another legend, Saraswathi cursed the king of celestial deities, Indra, to become an elephant and roam around the place.

He was relieved of the curse with the divine power of Vishnu, who appeared as the mount, Hastagiri. Katagiri indicates a mount/hill in the form of an elephant. As per another legend, the disciples of sage Gautama were cursed to become lizards. They resided in the temple and were relieved of the curse by the divine grace of Vishnu. There is a panel in the temple where the two lizards are depicted on the temple’s roof.

There are separate sanctums for Chakrathaazhvar and Lord Hanuman.

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