KANCHEEPURAM

The Dhwajastambham of over 100 feet in height is made of a single stone. The Ananta Teertham, a holy tank, is on the north of the 100-pillar mandaparn. There are two mandapam in the tank--one for Lord Sri Artigiri Varadaraja and another called the Neerali mandapam. Lord Sri Artigiri Varadaraja is lying below the water and is taken out once in a generation for the worship by the devotees.

A beautiful flower garden is inside the prakarams where shrines of Azhwars have been installed. Sri Perundevi Tayar, the consort of Lord Varadaraja, pays a visit to this garden every Friday, when a festival is celebrated. It is said that Sri Perundevi Tayar had her manifestation in a holy tank near the eastern tower. The shrine of this Tayar is on a small hillock. On entering the Hastigiri Hill gate we notice in Sri Guha Narasimha's shrine, Lord Sri Alagaisingar and Sri Haritartha Devi. The Supreme God here gave Lord Brahma a darsan. Yathoktakari Temple. The name Yathoktakari means "one who did as was bid".

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