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The Tamil Nadu state in South India’s Adi Kesava Temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and is situated in Sriperumbudur’s Kanchipuram district. This temple was built in the Dravidian architectural style and is devoted to the god Vishnu, also known as Adi Kesava, and his consort Lakshmi, also known as Amirtagadavalli. Sri Adikesava Perumal Temple in Sriperumbudur is 500 years old.

With its numerous Shiva, Vishnu, and Shakti temples and sacred environment, Kancheepuram is a sanctuary of temples. Kancheepuram is aptly referred to as India’s “temple city.” One of the many Vishnu temples in Kancheepuram is the Adikesava Perumal Temple, commonly known as the Ashtabujakaram Temple.

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History of Sri Adikesava Perumal Temple:

It’s fascinating to learn about the Adikesava Perumal Temple Legend. According to legend, Lord Brahma once went to Kancheepuram alone to do Yagna (rituals) without his better half Goddesses Saraswati. Yagya was performed back then with both the husband and the woman present. Lordess Saraswati grew enraged when her name was not mentioned and attempted to drown the Yagna site by taking the form of the river Vegavathi. When Lord Brahma noticed the river’s enraged appearance, he hurried to Lord Vishnu’s rescue and begged for help. When Lordess Saraswati sent a vicious snake to ruin the Yagna, Lord Vishnu adopted the form of Ashtabhuja Perumal and used eight different weapons to fight the snake. After killing all the demons sent by Lordess Saraswati to harm the Yagna, Lord Vishnu eventually defeated the serpent.

It is said that between 4200 BCE and 2700 BCE, 12 outstanding Tamil poets, and saints known as Alvars lived in Kanchipuram. These saints devoted their entire lives to praising Lord Vishnu, and they mentioned 108 Divya Deshams, or sacred locations, where Lord Vishnu lived, in their poetry. In essence, these sacred locations were temples; 105 of them were in India, one was in Nepal, and the other two were beyond the reach of Mother Earth. One of the 108 Divya Deshams established for the devotion of Lord Vishnu is the Adikesava Perumal Temple. Due to the eight hands of the Lord Vishnu deity that resides at the Adikesava Perumal Temple, it is also known as Ashtabhujakaram.

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The Temple Timings are 06:00 am to 12:00 pm in the morning and from 04:00 pm to 09:00 pm in the evening

The design of this temple makes it very unique because, during the weeks of Puratasi and Panguni, the sun shines straight into the shrine of Adhi Kesava Perumal. Masi Pooram, Panguni Uthiram, Chitrai, Tirumanjanam, Vaikunta Ekadesi, KoorathAlwar, and others are some of the festivals that are performed in this temple.