This book is about the Lord Parthasarathy temple, in Triplicane (Thiruvallikeni in Tamil), located in Chennai city. The book covers the history of the temple, the Puranic legends associated with the temple, details about the temple tank, inscriptions, the occupation of the temple by French forces, the administration of the temple by the East India Company, rituals followed in the temple, festivals in the temple, details about the association of Vaishnava preceptors with the temple, the food offerings made in the temple kitchen, music concerts organised in the temple and details about recitation of Vedas and Tamil verses in the temple.