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

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
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 is a town south of Kanchipuram, in which are located two early-9th c Pallava temples. Continue reading
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
Matangeshwar is very similar to the Mukteshwar temple. Both are from the mid-8th c AD, Pallava period. Continue reading
Mukteshwar is a small high-plinthed mid-8th c AD Pallava temple. Continue reading
The sanctum structure and tower of this small temple is contemporaneous with the Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram and Shore Temple at Mamallapuram (early-8th c AD), placing it among the earliest Pallava-era structural temples. Continue reading
Kanchipuram is one of two important centers of Pallava temple architecture in northern Tamil Nadu, the other being Mamallapuram Continue reading