About trip

About Temple:Thiru Thanka or Thoopul is 15th of the 108 divya desam temples situated in Kanchipuram, this temple is just ½ kms away from Ashtabuyakaram Temple of Lord Vishnu. Most significantly, this Divya Desam was the hallowed birthplace of the great Sri Vaishnava AchArya, Swami Vedantha Desikar (1268-1369 AD).

• Moolavar: Sri Deepa Prakasar
• Thaayar: Maragathavalli Thayaar.
• Pushkarani: Saraswathi Theertham.
  
• Vimanam: Srikara Vimanam.
• Location: Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Sthalapuranam :

• Lord Brahmadevan wanted to do the Aswamedha Yaagam in Kanchipuram. But, Lord Saraswathi, who was motivated by Asuraas (Demons) to stop that Yaagam. To do the Yaagam, Light is the primary thing. The Asuraas stopped the light by covering the sky, there by covering the light and spread the darkness.
  
• At that time, Sriman Narayanan appeared there as a "Light" and thereby getting the light to the yagam and ride away the darkness. Since, the darkness was taken away, the Perumal there is called as "Deepaprakasar". Deepam means light and Prakasam is said as the flash referred to as the light of spread out to take away the darkness.
  
• Since the Perumal gave light, the Perumal is called as "Vilakku Oli Perumal". It means the Perumal gave light.

• Without understanding about the Jeevathma and paramathama, the Knowledge we get will be fully surround by darkness.
  
• The Emperuman stands here, there by taking away the darkness and explaining about the aathmas and the darkness is taken away by his Gnana Oli (Oli means light) and giving seva in Nidnra Kolam.

• Periya pirattiyar, who takes the hamsam (resemblance) of parashakthi is found here by helping Emperumaan Deepa Prakasar.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Kanchipuram Sightseeing

Proceed towards Kanchipuram. Then transfer to Hotel. Hotel Check In. Then proceed to visit Kamakshi Amman Temple. Varadharaja Perumal Temple. Ekambaranatha Temple. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 2 - Kanchipuram Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. Then Proceed towards Kailasanathar Temple Thiruthanka (Thoopul) - Sri Deepa Prakasar Perumal Temple. Golden Lizard Temple. Finally drop at Railway Junction / Airport.