This temple is a Divya Desam that is famous for the Moolavar and Utsavar of Vedanta Desika. The Sthalam is called Thirutanka and is in Little Kanchi. The name of the Moolavar is Deepa Prakasar and that of the Thayar is Maragathavalli.
According to Sthala Puranam, Lord Bramha performed a yagna without His wife Goddess Saraswathi. On knowing that, Goddess Saraswathi was enraged and in an attempt to disrupt the sacrifice, took away all the lights and the entire area was engulfed in darkness. When Lord Brahma prayed to Lord Vishnu for help, Perumal then came to the rescue as Deepa Prakasar or Vilakku Oli Perumal and returned light and brightness and to the area. The yagna then continued and then the murthi of Lord Varadaraja Perumal appeared.
Praying to the Deepa Prakasar Perumal by lighting lamps is said to safeguard the devotee from fire accidents, remove ailments of the eye etc.
The temple is open from 10 am to 11.30 am and from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
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