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Kanchipuram

Temple city in Tamil Nadu, the historic and present-day centre of Kanjeevaram silk weaving.
Levelcity or village
WithinTamil Nadu
Coordinates12.8342° N, 79.7036° E

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Kailasanathar temple

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Kailasanathar temple
KAILASANATHA TEMPLE, Kanchipuram is the biggest sand stone temple in the world (according to K.T.Narasimhan Superintending Archeologist at Archaeological Survey of India). This is one of the few temples in Kanchipuram, with pure contribution of Pallava Kings which didn't have…

Jmadhu · CC BY-SA 4.0

KAILASANATHA TEMPLE, Kanchipuram is the biggest sand stone temple in the world (according to K.T.Narasimhan Superintending Archeologist at Archaeological Survey of India). This is one of the few temples in Kanchipuram, with pure contribution of Pallava Kings which didn't have…
The most striking and unusual feature of this temple is 58 small shrines, each with Pillars of Yaazhi and Lion line the inner periphery of the temple. Each shrine is filled with stunning depictions of Shiva and it would not be an exaggeration that this temple may be called as…

Jmadhu · CC BY-SA 4.0

The most striking and unusual feature of this temple is 58 small shrines, each with Pillars of Yaazhi and Lion line the inner periphery of the temple. Each shrine is filled with stunning depictions of Shiva and it would not be an exaggeration that this temple may be called as…

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Kanjeevaram Silk Weaving

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