Athi Varadar

அத்தி வரதர் பெருமாள் Arulmigu Devaraja Swami Temple
அத்தி வரதர் பெருமாள் Arulmigu Devaraja Swami Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kanchipuram
Deity	Vishnu
Location
Location	Kanchi
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Geographic coordinates	12°50′07″N 79°42′00″E / 12.83515°N 79.70006°ECoordinates: 12°50′07″N 79°42′00″E / 12.83515°N 79.70006°E
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Website
	www.tnhrce.gov.in

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Lord Atthi Varadar Perumal is a form of Vishnu and the original deity or the moolavar of the Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram city near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The deity is named Atthi Varadar as the idol is made of the Atthi or the fig tree. The Atthi Varadar idol is stored in an underground chamber inside the temple tank which is called the Anantha Sarovaram/ Anantha Saras. This idol is brought out to worship for 48 days after every 40 years.^[1]^[2]

The holy idol is placed in the Vasantha Mantapam during the worship period. The Vasantha Mantapam is located in the south-west corner of the temple. During this 48 day period, the Aththi Varadar statue will be shown in two different positions,

Kidantha Thirukkolam Or Sayana Kolam: is when the idol will be in a sleeping posture during the first 24 days of worship.
Nindra Thirukkolam:: The next 24 days the idol will be in a standing posture for worship.

The shrine dedicated to Lord Vishnu is one of the Divya Desam shrines (108 temples of Vishnu) believed to have been visited and patronized by the 12 Vaishnava Tamil poet-saints, the Azhwars. Sri Ramanujacharya, the exponent of the Vishishtadvaita philosophy is believed to have resided in this temple.

Raising of Athi Varadaraja SwamyEdit

Athi Varadaraja Swamy raises from Amritha Saras once in 40 years

Earlier documented dates about the rise are:

1 July to 17 Aug 2019
2 July 1979
12 July 1939
June 1892
Aug 1854

ReferencesEdit

↑ "Athi Varadar devotees seek hassle-free online booking". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
↑ Narasimhan, T. a (27 June 2019). "Retrieval of Kanchi Athivaradar: a deity's tryst with history". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

External linksEdit

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[1] "Athi Varadar devotees seek hassle-free online booking". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[2] Narasimhan, T. a (27 June 2019). "Retrieval of Kanchi Athivaradar: a deity's tryst with history". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

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