Ashtabujakaram
Tamil Nadu, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Ashtabujakaram in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is a Dravidian-style Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, worshipped here as Ashta Bhuja Perumal alongside his consort Lakshmi. One of the 108 Divya Desams, it is celebrated in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the canonical Tamil poetry of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries. The temple was renovated by the Pallavas in the late 8th century and subsequently enhanced by the Cholas and Vijayanagara rulers; inscriptions on its walls date to the reign of Rajendra Chola (1018–54 CE) and the period of Kulothunga Chola I (1070–1120 CE). A granite wall encloses the shrine complex, encompassing multiple sanctums and two bodies of water, while a four-tiered rajagopuram serves as its gateway tower. The fourth largest temple in south Kanchi, it maintains a vibrant liturgical calendar of six daily rituals and three annual festivals, administered by the Government of Tamil Nadu's Hindu Religious and Endowment Board.
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