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Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Temple is one among the Divya desams found in Kanchipuram. We can see the head of Mahabali being stamped under the Thiruvadi of Sri Ulagalantha Perumal. As a request of Mahabali, Perumal showed His another form as "Aadhiseshan" in this same temple. This temple is very near to Sri Kamakshi temple.

Mahabali Chakravarthy, the grandson of Prahaladhan, did a very big yagam (or) homam to get the Devendra logam, which is referred to as "Swargham". But, the lokam belongs to Indiran, who is the King of that lokam. Being a great devotee of Sriman Narayanan, he was capitulated by temptation and deceided to acquire the Devendra Lokam.

To make him understand and to punish him, Sriman Narayanan took the Vaamana avathar (dwarf) and asked for 3 feets of his land. On hearing this, Mahabali said that he can take 3 feets of his land. But as a surprise to Mahabali, Sriman Narayanan who came there as Vaamanan (dwarf) grew up in height, and his head touched the sky. Using the first step, he measured the sky and earth and with the second feet or step, he covered the heaven and more tha it.

Finally, he asked for the third feet of land. For this, Mahabali surrenders his own head as the third feet and was finally bleassed by Sriman Narayanan.When his head was stamped by Emperumaan's feet, he could not get the dharshan of Thirivikraman. So, he prayed for his great Ulagalandha dharshan.

 Since, he could not be given the Thirivikraman darshan, the Parumal gave his seva as Aadhiseshan (Ooragathaan) which can be seen next to Ulagalandha Perumal.The moral that is explained by the Perumal is that all the things that are in exisit in this world belongs to Emperumaan, Sriman Narayanan and this is cleary explained throught the Ulagalandhan (Thirivikrama) Perumal.

All the living things (Jeeva raasis) and its Aathmaas belong to the Emperumaan's feet and it is explained through "Thiru Ooragathaan". Mahabali Chakravarthy comes along the family of Bhaktha Prahaladhan, a great devotee of Sri Vishnu. Inspite of coming through that kind of family, he wanted to rule the Deva lokam, which belongs to Indiran.

And at the same time, Devendran - Indiran wanted to rule all over the world. So to teach both of them a lesson, he took the Thirivikrama kolam, thereby reducing the leadrship and over head of Mahabali and on the other hand, by raising his feet and measuring over the sky, he states to Devendran that Deva Lokam also belongs to him.In this Sthalam, Ulagalandha Perumal, Thirivikraman gave his Prathyaksham for Ooragam, who is the Aadhiseshan. Both Aadiseshan and Thirivikraman are the other ways the Emperumaan giving seva in this sthalam

Do:

• Do pray your Ishta Devata before pilgrimage to Temple.
• Do contact Temple Devasthanam information centre for enquiry, temple information and for Pooja details etc.
• Do reserve your travel and accommodation at Temple well in advance.
• Do bath and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
• Do concentrate on God and Goddess inside the temple.
• Do maintain silence and recite your Istamantram to yourself inside the temple.
• Do observe ancient custom and traditions while in Temple.
• Do respect religious sentiments at Temple.
• Do deposit your offerings in the hundi only.

Don't s:

• Do not come to Temple for any purpose other than worshipping of God and Goddess.
• Do not smoke at Temple.
• Do not consume alcoholic drinks at Temple.
• Do not eat non-vegetarian food in the Kshetram.
• Do not approach mediators for quick Darshanam. It may cause inconvenient to others.
• Do not carry any weapon inside the temple.
• Do not wear any head guards like helmets, caps, turbans and hats inside the temple premises.
• Do not perform Sastanga Pranama inside the Sanctum Sanctorum.
• Do not take much time while performing Sparsa Darshanam to God in Garbhagriha.
• Do not buy spurious prasadams from street vendors.
• Do not encourage beggars at Temple.
• Do not spit or create nuisance in the premises of the temple.