History of the place

King Sumathirajan, a Vishnu devotee desired to have the darshan of Lord as the Sarathy of Arjuna in the Kurukshetra battle field. He prayed to God for the darshan which Lord obliged as controlling and managing the rath of Partha (Arjuna). As per the King's request, the Lord remained in this place to bless the devotees.

Saints who worshiped

Mangalasaasanam (hymns) by Thirumangai Azhwar, Peiazhwar, Thirumazhisai Azhwar, Sri Ramanujar. This is the 61st temple in the list of 108 divya desams.

Speciality of this temple

This is the only Vishnu temple where Perumal appears with a moustache of a Sarathi who conducts Arjuna's Rath. He also appears with His family. The Lord received the arrows on Himself shot by Bhishma to protect Arjuna while managing his rath in the battlefield. These scars are visible in Lord's face even now. Based on this history, Perumal is praised as Parthasarathy (driver of Parth - Arjuna). In days of yore, Sage Brugu performed penance to have Lord as his son-in-law. He found a female child in the Alli flower in the Pushkarini here. He took the child, named Her Vedavalli and Lord Ranganatha married her in this place. As there are 5 presiding dieties viz., Venkatakrishna, Ranganathaa, Sri Rama, Gajendravaradha and Yoga Narasimha, this temple is called as Panchamurthi Sthala.

Pariharam

People pray for good education, wisdom, wedding and child boon.

Pariharam Procedure

Devotees perform Thirumanjanam to Lord offering Sarkarai Pongal (sweet pudding) as nivedhana. The Kairavini pushkarini is believed to be confluence of Indira, Soma, Meena, Agni and Vishnu theerthas.