Parthasarthy temple is a famous Vishnu temple located in the Triplicane area of the city. It is an extremely famous temple with devotees pouring in from the entire state for worship. Sri Venkatakrishna Swamy is the presiding deity of the temple.

The temple has a famous tank called Pagal Pathu. A bath here is supposed to give a lot of prosperity. There are a lot of legends and mythologies attached to this temple It is believed that King Sumati prayed to Lord Vengadu to give him Darshan in the form of a Charioteer to Arjuna as in the Bhagavad Gita. This is Parthasarathy. He was asked to go to Vrindaranya, which is the present Triplicane and get the darshan. It is believed that Atreya mahirshi also chose this place for worship. The temple is supposed to have been renovated by the Pallava dynasty. The idol is made of black granite. The other images present with the deity include that of Rukmini and Satyaki, Balarama, Pradhyumna and Aniruddha are also seen here. Monthly panchaparva festivals are conducted for Sri Parthasarathy.The Brahma utsava is conducted annually. The other important shrines that are worshipped include that of Sri Ranganatha on Adi Sesha, Sri Telli singa Perumal, Sri Chakravarty Tirumangan and Andal. The temple has many assets in the form of rare jewels, property and government bonds.

This is one of the oldest temples in Chennai and is revered by everyone.