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Religious Heritage
Parthasarathy Temple
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.
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| Mon–Sun | 6 AM – 8:30 PM |
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