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| Places around Kanchipuram |
| Devaraja Swamy Temple |
| In the eastern corner of Kancheepuram Arulmigu Devarajaswamy Temple with its elevated towers and tall walls is very ancient Vainava holy place.
At various stages, centuries ago by various kings Arulmigu Devarajaswamy Temple was constructed. During the dynasty of Vijaya Nagara Kings between 14th and 16th century numbers of new structures were added. Eastern and Western Gopurams are 125 feet and 96 feet in height. The main center of attraction of the temple to the foreign tourists is hundred pillared Mandapam. |
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| Ekambarnath Temple |
| Amazing architecture Ekambaranathar Temple is one of the oldest temples in the Kanchipuram. A height of 57 meters - one of the tallest in South India is the gopuram of the temple stands as a massive landmark. |
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Master pieces of work in the temple are "Aayiram Kaal Mandapam" with a thousand pillars, array of 1008 Siva Lingams decorating the inner walls of the temple, "sthala-virutcham", a 3500 year old mango tree. The temple will be extremely crowded on Sivarathri.
According to mythology says that Kamakshi Amman performed a penance here under the mango tree to get married to Lord Shiva. Ekambaram means "One Mango Tree". |
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| Kailasanath Temple |
| In Kanchipuram, the Kailasanath temple was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. Lord Siva as Nataraja in various postures of numerous panels are present in the temple. Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan) built Kailasanath temple. |
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| Kachipettu periya thirukatrali means Stone Temple of Kachipettu is the ancient name of kanchipuram was the name given to the temple by the Chola King Rajaraja Chola I. The temple is well maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. Specialty of lingam is the Shiva lingam has the flat stripes inside the temple and is 10 feet high. There are total of 58 shrines situated around the main shrine. Inner walls of temple are adorns with fresco-style of painting. |
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| Kanchipuram's Kailasanathar Temple can be described as the successor of the rock temples at Mahabalipuram. The bases of the pillars in Mahabalipuram temples have seated lions while the Kailasanathar temple has confident grimacing lions standing on their hind legs. |
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| Kanchi Kudhil |
| Kanchi Kudhil shows the ancient culture as well as the cultural heritage of Hinduism and is a small house that shows exactly how the Hindu religion is intertwined into India's history and modern day way of life. This fascinating place of discovery is open to visitors. There is no better way for a person of another faith to understand and appreciate the fascinating religion of Hinduism than to visit the Kanchi Kudhil. |
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| Vaikuntha Perumal Temple |
| One of the oldest shrines in Kanchipuram, Vaikuntha Perumal Temple built in the 7th century by the Pallava king Nandhivarman Pallavamalla dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Vaikunthavalli Tayar (Goddess Lakshmi). Number of inscriptions depicting the battles between the Pallavas and Chalukyas can be seen in temple premises. Inside the temple the presiding deity (Lord Vishnu) is shown in the sitting, standing and reclining postures. |
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| Varadaraja Temple |
| Built by the Cholas in 1053 Varadaraja temple is one of the 108 divyadesams the holy abodes of Vishnu located in Kanchipuram. On a 23-acre the temple is a huge complex famous for its holiness and ancient history. Beautiful carved lizards and platted with gold, over the sanctum another significant thing about the temple. The tower is also huge and beautifully carved. Lord Varadaraja Swamy resides in the upper prakaram. There is a shrine for Lord Narasimha beneath the sannidhi. A separate Shrine for Perundevi Thayaar is also present in the temple. In the outer prakaram Sudarshana, Azhwar's Shrine is near the temple tank. The architecture was from Chola and Vijayanagar kingdom. The stone chains in hundred pillared mandapam depicts the complicated architecture. |
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| Vaikasi Tamil month in the period when annual Brahmotsavam will be held. Garuda Seva and Rath Yatra is very famous. The deity is preserved under the pond, and is brought out only once in 40 years, for a period of 48 days. The next viewing of this deity is scheduled for the year 2019. |
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| Ulahalanda Perumal Temple |
| Ulahalanda Perumal temple, situated about half a kilometre from the centre of the town near Kamakshi Amman temple is one of the oldest temples in Kanchipuram. The deity Ulahalanda Perumal in this temple represents the "Vamana Roopam", an incarnation of Lord Vishnu taken to save the Devas from the Demon king Mahabali. The deity Ulahalanda Perumal is depicted by a huge image of about 35 feet high. |
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