Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram, India

Also known as: कैलाशनाथ मंदिर, कांचीपुरमકૈલાસનાથ મંદિર, કાંચીપુરમକାଞ୍ଚି କୈଳାସନାଥାର ମନ୍ଦିରகாஞ்சிபுரம் கைலாசநாதர் கோயில்కాంచి కైలాసనాథర్ ఆలయంകൈലാസനാഥർ ക്ഷേത്രം

Kanchipuram Kailasanatha Temple, dedicated to Shiva, Pallava period, early 7th century, Kanchipuram Kailashanatha Kailasanath Kailasnath Shiva Siva Hindu temple Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India Le Kailasanatha est un temple hindouiste dédié à Shiva de la ville de Kanchipuram, au Tamil Nadu Inde — Photo: Bikash Das from bangalore, india via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

The Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram, also referred to as the Kailasanatha temple, is a Pallava-era historic Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it is one of the oldest surviving monuments in Kanchipuram. It reflects a Dravidian architecture and was built around 700 CE by Narasimhavarman II with additions by Mahendravarman III. A square-plan temple, it has a mukha-mandapa, a maha-mandapa and a primary garbha-griya (sanctum) topped with a four-storey vimana. The main sanctum is surrounded by nine shrines, seven outside and two inside flanking the entrance of the sanctum, all with forms of Shiva.[2]

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Key facts

Heritage listing	Monument of National Importance[1]
Location	Kanchipuram, India
Status	Active

Sources

Wikidata Q2728976 — Wikidata
Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram - Wikipedia — Wikipedia