Dedicated to Lord Venkat Krishna, the Parthasarathy temple located at Triplicane is one of the most famous and ancient temples in Chennai. The splendid feature of the temple is the colourful Gopuram, which entices everyone. This temple has been mentioned in the ancient Tamil scripts of Alvars. Apart from this, the temple houses separate shrines for Lord Narasimha, Lord Rama and Varaha. Every Fridays and Saturdays are crowded as those days are very auspicious to Lord Venkata Krishna.