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Graha
Divya Desam (Divya Desam)
Deity
Sri Varadharaja Perumal
Goddess
Perundevi Thayar
Timings
6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Best time
Garuda Sevai in Vaikasi, Ekadasi days
District
Kanchipuram
Address
Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Vishnu Kanchi, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631501
History
Vishnu rose from Brahma's sacrificial fire here as Varadha, the boon-giver; the Athi Varadar idol emerges from the tank once in forty years.
Significance
Worship is for boons long prayed for — career, progeny and resolution of stalled matters.
Pariharam
Offer tulsi and honey, climb the hundred-pillared mandapam and recite the Varadaraja Panchasat.
Festivals
Garuda Sevai
May – June · Perumal on the golden Garuda vahanam
Vaikunta Ekadasi
December – January · Paramapada Vasal darshan
Nearby stays & food
GRT Regency
Stay · 3 km · Central Kanchipuram hotel
Dakshin Mess
Food · 2 km · Traditional banana-leaf meals