Vilakkoli Perumal Temple (Tiruththanka or Thoopul),
Kanchipuram
Thoopul,
or Tiruththanka or Vilakkoli Perumal Temple (also called Deepa
Prakasa Perumal Temple) located in Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamilnadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. 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 Deepa Prakasa Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Maragathavalli. Thoopul is the birth place of
Vedantha Desikar, the acharya who created the Vedantha Siddhantha for
Vaishnavites. Desikar’s life story has been depicted at this temple in form of
beautiful photographs.
This
sthalam is situated about 1/2 km from Ashtabujakaram temple in Kanchipuram.
Puliyodharai (Tamarind Rice), Dhadhyonam (Curd Rice), Pongal, Chakkarai Pongal,
Vada, Adhirasam, Murukku are offered to Lord as Prasadam.
Legends
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Greatness
of Temple
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The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
The
temple is open from 7.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Pooja
Timings
·
Ushathkalam
Pooja – 7 a.m.
·
Kalasanthi
Pooja – 8:00 a.m.
·
Uchikalam
Pooja – 12:00 p.m.
·
Sayarakshai
Pooja – 6:00 p.m.
·
Irandamkalam
Pooja – 7:00 p.m.
·
Ardha
Jamam Pooja – 10:00 p.m.
Festivals
& Religious Practices
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Literary
Mention
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Prayers
Devotees
pray for child boon and to achieve excellence in education. Devotees perform Thirumanjanam
to Lord and Mother offering vastras on realizing their wishes.
Contact
Sri
Vilakkoli Perumal Temple,
Kancheepuram-631
501
Phone: +91- 98944 43108
Connectivity
The
temple is just a kilometer from Kancheepuram bus stand. This sthalam is
situated about 1/2 km from Ashtabujakaram temple in Kanchipuram. The temple can
be approached by two ways.
1. Drive
down straight from the Kanchipuram bus stand towards Varadaraja perumal temple,
but don’t take the right indicated by the direction board. Instead head
straight and after crossing the turn for the SH 116, you can see a
gopuram in a small lane on the left. Go inside and it will lead to the temple
2.
Travelling from Bus stand to Varadaraja perumal temple, just before
Ashtabujakaram temple take a right to Vilakkoli Temple Street and keep
travelling almost to the end. You can see the gopuram of Vedanta
Desikar Sannadhi a little bit inside in the right side.
By Road:
The city
of Kanchipuram is well connected with the other part of the states and it is
few kms from the Quadrilateral National Highway. There are frequent bus
services from Chennai and it takes 2- 3 hours to reach. The Chennai
Metropolitan and the state express transport operate the services.
By Train:
Kanchipuram
is connected with the southern part of the rail network and few trains are
running through Kanchipuram. Suburban trains are running between Kanchipuram
and Chennai beach on specified intervals.
By Air:
Chennai,
the nearest international airport, is situated around 75 km away from
Kanchipuram. Both public and private transport facilities are available at the
airport.