TN: 7th gate of heaven opens in Madurai’s Tallakullam’s Perumal Temple on Vaikuntha Ekadasi

On the occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadasi, seventh gate of heaven, Paramapada Vasal was opened in Madurai’s Tallakullam’s Perumal Temple on January 02. The deity, Lord Namperumal, attired in gem-studded armour was taken in a procession that passed through the Paramapada Vasal. Vaikuntha Ekadasi is observed annually on the 11th lunar day of Shukla Paksha or Margazhi month of the Hindu calendar. This day is significant for Lord Vishnu devotees because it is said that the doors of the Vaikuntha (Lord Vishnu’s heavenly abode) remain open on this day.