| Temple features: | ||
| Name of this place | Hatsonpet | |
| Deity in sanctum | Ashta-bujankaran (west facing standing pose) | |
| Consort of Vishnu in sanctum | Alarmel-Mangai | |
| Deity for festivals | Kesava-perumal | |
| Consort for festivals | Padmasini-Thayar | |
| Tower is called | Chakkarakrudhi-vimanam | |
| Holi tank | Gajendira Pushkarini | |
| Devotees who have seen the god here | Gajendiran and Thirumangai alzhwar | |
| Devotional song sung on the deity by | Thirumangai alzhwar | |
Legend:
Many centuries ago Sage Mahachanda did penance to Sri Vishnu. Indira was interrupting the sage's
penance. ( It is said that if any one did prayer, Yaga, Yagna, or penance Indira would persume
fearfully that his own position would be undermined
his kingdom might be captured. In this way Indira earned the enmity of all saints and sages)
Indira sent lot of elephants to distrub the sage's penance
The sage was distracted from his divine penance by the elephants and sage changed into an elephant.
Years passed the elephant sage was romantically roaming around the forests. One day the elephant
went to Salagramam and took bath in the holy river. Then he got his memory back
and the elephant sage went aloof. He was very annoyed with himself and prayed to the Lord
.The elephant did pooja with nearly 14,000 flowers to Sri Narayana.
One day the elephant sage went to the middle of a tank to pluck Lilly flowers for its pooja but a crocodile caught hold of its leg. The elephant cried calling Narayana for help. Narayana appeared before him and killed the crocodile with his disc.The sage elephant prayed for liberation. Narayana granted the wish. Henceforth the deity here is called Gajendira Varadhan
Om Narayanaya namaha
Location
Hatsanpet is about 2 kms from
Chinna Kanchipuram near Chennai | ||
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