Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram

Ulagalantha Perumal Temple
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple Location in Tamil Nadu
Geography
Coordinates	12°50′21″N 79°42′18″E / 12.83917°N 79.70500°E / 12.83917; 79.70500Coordinates: 12°50′21″N 79°42′18″E / 12.83917°N 79.70500°E / 12.83917; 79.70500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanchipuram
Location	Kanchipuram
Culture
Primary deity	Trivikraman, Ulagalantha Perumal(Vishnu)
Consort	Amudhavalli(Lakshmi)
Festival deity	Sri Loganathan
Direction and posture	West
Temple tank	Naaga Theertham,Sesha Theertham
Shrine	Saara SriKara Vimanam
Poets	Thirumazhisai Aazhwar Tirumangai Alvar
Appeared for	Adiseshan, Mahabali
Architecture
Architectural styles	Dravidian architecture

Ulagalandha Perumal Temple is a temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Ulagalantha Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Amudavalli. The temple is believed to have been built by Pallavas, with later contributions from Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks. The temple is found in Big Kanchipuram and situated close Kamakshi Amman Temple. The temple also houses four other Divya Desams namely Thirukkarvaanam, Thirukaaragam, Thiruooragam and Thiruneeragam.

As per Hindu legend, Vamana, a dwarf and one of the ten avatars of Vishnu, appeared here to quell the pride of Asura king Bali. Ulagalantha Perumal is believed to have appeared to king Mahabali and the Azhwars. Six daily rituals and a dozen yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the chariot festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April), is the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.