Description
Pundarikaksha Perumal Temple is located in Tiruvellarai village in the outskirts of
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu,
who is worshipped as Pundarikakshan and his wife Lakshmi as Pankajavalli.
History
The temple was built by Shivi Chakravarthy, king of Ayodhya in
Treta Yuga 15 lakh years ago. A Swastika shaped temple tank built in
800 AD by Kamban Araiyan during the reign of Dantivarman is outside
the Temple complex. The Vijayanagar and Nayak kings commissioned
paintings on the walls of the shrine of Pudarikakshan, some of which
are still present.
Importance/Significance
As per Hindu legend, the eighteen steps in the temple
represent the eighteen chapters of the Hindu scripture.
Bhagwat Gita and the last four steps represent the four Vedas
the sacred Hindu religious texts. The sound made in front of
some big pillars of the temple echoes around the temple. Some
of the ancient Sanskrit books consider the temple as a
uthamakshetram, meaning the place that gives the best to its devotees
Festivals/Events/Gatherings
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