Ulagalandha Perumal Temple is a temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medievalTamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th - 9th centuries AD.
It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Ulagalantha Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Amudavalli. The temple is believed to have been built by Pallavas, with later contributions from Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks. The temple is found in Big Kanchipuram and situated close Kamakshi Amman Temple.
This Divyadesam is also situated inside the Pragharam (Inner-wall) of Ooragathan Temple, Kanchipuram.The Perumal in this sthalam is Thirukkaar vaanar. Kaar means clouds and Neer means rain (or) water.
The God explains to
the world that the water in this world is the resemble of him and the
Kaar (the black clouds which gives rain) to the world is also one of
his reflection and clouds which is found in the sky is also the
reflection.
Without water, the World cannot survive. So, he comes to the World as rain and make all the things to survive.So, Sriman Narayanan explains that he himself is
the black clouds which gives the rain for the humans and all things to
survive. So, this perumal is called as "Thirukkaar"
