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Sri KAILASANATHAR TEMPLE, KANCHIPURAM

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  Tamil Nadu Temple Bike Ride Diaries: Day 2: 17-02-2024(Contd) The Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram The last temple but not the least one visited today is the famous and Heritage & UNESCO heritage temple called The Kailasanathar Temple. Kailasanathar Temple is located on the banks of the Vedavathi River at the western limits of the Kanchipuram facing east. It is the oldest temple in Kancheepuram. History of Kailasanathar Temple Kailasanathar Temple was built by the Pallavas during 650 AD- 705 AD. It is the first structural temple in South India built by Rajasimha Pallaveswaram and later completed by his son Mahendra Varma Pallava, so mesmerized were the Pallavas with this city that they made Kancheepuram their capital. Later on the Cholas took over Kancheepuram after the Pallavas. It is a popular belief that during wars this temple served as a safe haven for the rulers. There was a tunnel built by the kings as an escape route which can be seen even today.  About Kailasanathar Tem
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Tamil Nadu Temple Bike Ride Diaries

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Day 2 Cont'd...Kanchipuram  The 3rd Temple I visited today was Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple..  The temple opens in the afternoon at 4pm... Temples in Kancheepuram can be broadly divided into Shiva, Vishnu and Jain temples. Varadharaja Perumal Temple is a huge Vishnu temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Vishnu and is one of the most sacred places for Vaishnavites. Varadharaja Perumal Temple is one of the 108 temples, known as Divya Desams, of Vishnu believed to have been visited by the twelve poet saints. Varadharaja Perumal Temple is also known as Devaraja Swamy temple in Kancheepuram. History behind Varadharaja Perumal Varadharaja Perumal temple was built by the Cholas in 1053 AD. In the coming years the structure had many additions like walls, gopurams etc. by the later Chola kings and Vijaynagara rulers. In 1688 when there was a fear of the Mughal invasion the temple deity was moved to another place in the Tiruchirappalli district. Later d
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