Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple is located at Thiruputkuzhi,dedicated to Lord Vishnu and also one of the 108 Divya Desam Temples.
Legends Associated with This Shrine
Legend says that Sri Rama left all of his properties and went to the forest as ordered by his father. While in the forest, Sita spots a golden deer and requests Rama to catch it for her. The deer, however, is a demon sent by Ravana to lure Rama and Lakshmana, so that he could carry away Sita. With Rama and Lakshmana out in search of the deer, Ravana abducts Sita and takes her along with him to Lanka. On the way to Lanka, Jatayu the vulture stops Ravana and fights with him to release Sita, but Ravana cuts Jatayu’s wings and he falls down to the earth. When Rama and Lakshmana go there in search of Sita, they find Jatayu mortally wounded in the forest. Jatayu tells them about Ravana and Sita and then dies.
Sri Rama then performs the last rites for Jatayu. As suggested by Jatayu, the Perumal here gives his seva in the form in which he performed the final funeral of Jatayu. Jatayu belongs to the Pul family and was buried in a pit , hence this sthalam is called Thiruputkuzhi. The eagle Jatayu narrated the events to Rama before breathing his last. The presiding deity, Vijayaraghava Perumal is believed to have performed the last rites of Jataya at this place. The water body where Jatayu fell is called Jatayu Theertham
Architectural Relevance of This Shrine
The temple is believed to have been built by the Pandya kings during the 13th century, as seen from the stone inscriptions in the temple.The temple here is one among the 108 Divya Desams and is dedicated to Lord Vijayaraghavaswamy. There is a separate temple for Thayar in the form of Margathavalli Thayar and a sandhi for Sri Ramanuja as well.
Shrine’s Map Location and How to Go There
By Road
Kanchipuram is around 75 km from Chennai off the Chennai- Vellore/ Bangalore highway via SriPerumbudur. Kanchipuram is well connected by several bus services from Chennai.
By Rail
Kanchipuram railway station is the nearest station serves with trains from Chennai and to all other major cities
By Air
The Nearest airport is Chennai .
Shrine Timings
07.00 am to 12.00 p.m. and 04.00 p.m. to 07.00 p.m.
Events Celebrated at This Shrine
Teppa Utsavam January or February
Brahmmotsavam Festival February or March
Sri Raama Navami April
Pavithra Utsav Festival August or September
Navarathri Festival September or October
Thirukarthikai Festival November or December
Extra Information About this Shrine
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