It is believed that Lord Vishnu meditated here for thousands of years under the harsh mountain weather. To shield him from the cold, Goddess Lakshmi is said to have transformed into a Badri tree ...

And thus, it is dedicated to Perumal, also known as Lord Vishnu, and in this Kanchipuram temple he is worshipped as Varadaraja Perumal, or ‘the King who grants boons’.

Notably, Lord Ram is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol is set to take place on January 22 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The eternal love saga starts when fate brings them together. Lord Vishnu's avatar Srinivas descends to earth to wed Goddess Lakshmi's human form— Bhargavi, to fulfil a prophecy.