Place · Vaishnava · South India · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Kabisthalam

Also called: Kapisthalam

Divya Desam on the Kaveri held to be where Gajendra bathed and was freed; the Gajendra Varadha temple shows Vishnu on Garuda granting release, and stages the Gajendra Moksha Leela in the month of Adi.

Sources: Gajendra Varadha Temple, Kabisthalam — Wikipedia; Sri Gajendra Varadan Temple, Kapisthalam — templesinindiainfo.com · see Kabisthalam's web

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Kabisthalam home of

Vishnu (God) Vaishnava · The release of the elephant king
As Gajendra Varadha, seated on Garuda.
Gajendra (Vahana / animal) Vaishnava · The release of the elephant king
Temple claim: the lake where he bathed.

Stories 1

The release of the elephant king
Legend · 2 tellings

Cited

Gajendra Varadha Temple, Kabisthalam — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Sri Gajendra Varadan Temple, Kapisthalam — templesinindiainfo.com Popular retelling