Parthasarathy Temple

The Parthasarathy Temple is an 8th century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, located at Triplicane, Chennai. The temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 divyadesams or holy abodes of Lord Vishnu. The name ‘Parthasarathy’, in Sanskrit, means the ‘charioteer of Arjuna’, referring to Krishna’s role as a charioteer to Arjuna in the epic Mahabaratha. It is in this battlefield that Sri Krishna gave the message of Bhagavad Gita to humanity.

Info on the deity – Specific to the temple deity

The Moolavar of this sthalam is Sri Venkata Krishnan. In the sanctum, he appears with wife Rukmini nearby, Mother Mahalakshmi in chest, brother Balarama at his right and Satyagi at the left, son Padyumnan and grandson Aniruddha – with his whole family.  This is one of the Sthalam where the Perumal shows his seva along with his three generations. He is found in standing (Nindra thirukkolam) position and facing his Thirumugham towards East direction. This is the only Vishnu temple where Perumal appears with a moustache of a Sarathi – conducting Arjuna’s Rath in the Kurukshetra battle field. As Venkatakrishna Lord Rama grants darshan from a separate shrine with Mother Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Satrugna and Sri Anjaneya.

How To Reach:

By Air

Nearest  Airport : Meenambakkam Airport (25 km)

By Train

The temple can be reached by the Mass rapid Transit System too and the Tiruvallikeni MRTS station is few meters away from the temple

By Road

Since the temple is in Peter’s Road, Triplicane, the heart of Chennai City the temple can be reached either by bus, auto rickshaw or call taxi. Triplicane and Vivekanandar Illam, are the nearest Bus Stand.