Religious Heritage

Parthasarathy Temple

Name: Parthasarathy Temple
Address: Parthasarathy Koil Street, Triplicane, Tamil Nadu, IN
Price range: Free

Triplicane, Chennai · Closed now

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AddressParthasarathy Koil Street

Managed byHindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu

Today's hoursOpen today 6 AM - 8:30 PM

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TypeReligious Heritage

Time needed1 hour

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Believed to be the oldest structure in Chennai, this Vishnu temple was originally built by the Pallava dynasty and later expanded by the Cholas and Vijayanagara kings, with inscriptions dating back over a thousand years.

Did you know? The temple's presiding deity, Lord Krishna as Parthasarathy (Arjuna's charioteer), is unusually depicted with a moustache and battle scars, one of the very few Krishna idols in India shown this way.

Opening hours

Mon-Sun

6 AM - 8:30 PM

Tickets

Free Entry

Free

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