Friday, November 17, 2017

Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane – Ranganatha Shrine

Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane – Ranganatha Shrine
The Ranganatha Shrine in this temple is believed to be of earlier origin than Venkatakrishnar. This Shrine is located on the passage leading to the main shrine. Vedavalli Thayar seen in a separate sannidhi, is Ranganatha consort. There is a separate shrine within the main shrine for Sri Ranganatha who is reclining (Bhujanga Sayanam) on Adi Sesha and facing East with his consorts and Brahma in the naval. In the Ranganatha sanctum, there is an image of Varaha near the head of Ranganatha and Narasimha near the feet. These two images are facing each other north and south directions respectively. Lord is also known as Sriman Natha as addressed by Mother when he came to wed her.