#KanchiKailasanatharTemple is the oldest structure in Kanchipuram, located in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the God Shiva. The temple was built from 685-705 AD by a Rajasimha (Narasimhavarman II) ruler of the Pallava Dynasty.
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#KanchiKailasanatharTemple is of stone built architecture. The tall gopuram (tower) is to the left & temple complex is to the right. The temple's foundations are made of granite, which could withstand the weight of the temple, while the superstructure.
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📷1: The structure contains 58 small shrines which are dedicated to various forms of Shiva. These are built into niches on the inner face of the high compound wall of the circumambulatory passage.
📷2: Typical design of pillar with multi-directional mythical lions.
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📷2: Typical design of pillar with multi-directional mythical lions.
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