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EMBRACING GRANDEUR - KAILASHNATH TEMPLE, KANCHIPURAM,TAMILNADU, INDIA

Kanchipuram is the GOLDEN CITY OF THOUSAND TEMPLES.It is also known as kashi or Varanasi of the south india.It is one of the seven MOKSHAPURIS(VIZ AYODHYA,MATHURA,VARANASI,UJJAIN,HARDWAR AND DWARKA)

KAILASHNATH is the oldest temple of south india.With a pyramd style dome ,the temple is octogonal at the top. It was built by the Pallava king RAJSIMHA IN 700 AD.It predates Shore temple at mahabalipuram andBrheedeeshwara at Thanjavur.

It is SHIVA TEMPLE close to CHENNAI, the state capital.l

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Uploaded on February 12, 2018
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