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
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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: 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
Kanchipuram: Irawataneshwar Temple
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: Kailasanatha Temple
Kanchipuram is one of two important centers of Pallava temple architecture in northern Tamil Nadu, the other being Mamallapuram Continue reading
