About Temple

Vilakkoli Perumal Temple in Kancheepuram is one among the 108 Divya Desas of lord Vishnu. Perumal granted darshan to mother saraswathi in this temple. the place is also known by the name Thoopul as it was dense with Dharba grass then. This is the birth place of noted Vaishnava Acharya Sri Vedanta Maha Desika, Hence the Acharya is also praised as Thoopul Vedanta Desikanm Saint Tirumangai Azhwar had sung his Mangalasasanam on the Temple. Sri Maha Desikan is a gift to his mother who prayed to lord seeking child born. Responding to her prayed, lord of tirupati Lord Venkatachalapathi asked the bell in his hand to be born the son of the mother, Bell is not used during pujas in tirupati temple after this . Born in the year 1268, Sri desika was centenarian plus till 1369. He was an outstanding scholar of highest degree in the scriptures. He rendered... View