kanchipuram varadarajaperumal temple

This temple is the heart of Vishnu Kanchi. This is an extremely large temple with abundant sculptures. This temple is made up of several sub-shrines. This is also called the Devaraja Swamy temple

The Sanctum in this temple is built on a rock called Atthigiri. The main Deity of Sri Varadaraja Perumal in this temple is very large, and is believed to be second in size to none other than the DThe sculptures and paintings in this temple are absolutely amazing.

Significant among the sculptures is the "Nooru Kaal Mandapam" or 100 Pillar Hall. This entire masterpiece has been sculpted out of a single rock. The pillars of this hall depict the various Avatars of Lord Vishnu. This hall also features chains that were sculpted from the same rockeity of Sri Venkateswara of Tirumala-Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh.