Near the village of Panamalai is located an early-8th c AD Pallava temple known as Talagirishwara. It is situated on a granite outcrop next to a lake (hence the name). Continue reading
Uttiramerur: Kailasanatha Temple (and others)
This is the other temple in Uttiramerur that has parts from the Pallava period, the other being the Sundara Varadaraja Perumal temple. Continue reading
Uttiramerur: Sundara Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Uttiramerur is a town south of Kanchipuram, in which are located two early-9th c Pallava temples. Continue reading
Kanchipuram Town
Kanchipuram has temples from the Pallava, Chola, Vijaynagar and Nayaka periods, all the way from the 8th c to the 17th c. The town’s stock of residential buildings is quite impressive as well, with colonial and desi deco styled buildings, as well as ‘traditional’ pitched-roof houses. Continue reading
Kanchipuram: Vardaraja Temple
This is the largest temple in Vishnu Kanchi (the smaller part of Kanchipuram dedicated to Vaishnavite temples). Continue reading
Kanchipuram: Ekambareshwar Temple
This is the largest temple in Shiva Kanchi (the larger part of Kanchipuram that is dominated by Shaivite temples) and the most important from a contemporary religious standpoint. The temple structures mostly date back to the 16th and 17th c AD. Continue reading
Kanchipuram: Jwarahareshwar Temple
Kanchipuram continued to be a religious center after the Pallava period ended at the end of the 9th c AD. There are a number of Chola-era temples around town. The Jwarahareshwar temple is a 12th c example that has not been expanded upon or become part of a larger temple complex. Continue reading
Kanchipuram: Vaikuntha Perumal Temple
This is the only Vaishnavite temple from the Pallava era in Kanchipuram. Built in the late-8th c AD, it has three shrines at three levels, one on top of the other (I don’t have photos of the inside though). Continue reading
Kanchipuram: Matangeshwar Temple
Matangeshwar is very similar to the Mukteshwar temple. Both are from the mid-8th c AD, Pallava period. Continue reading
Kanchipuram: Mukteshwar Temple
Mukteshwar is a small high-plinthed mid-8th c AD Pallava temple. Continue reading
