Dedicated to Siva, Kailasanathar temple is one of the earliest temples built by Rajasimha and his son Mahendra in the 8th century A.D. There are 58 small shrines situated around the main shrine. Paintings of Fresco-style adorn the inner walls of the shrines.Sandstone was used in the construction of this temple.It is the only temple at Kanchipuram which is not cluttered with the more recent additions of the cholas and vijayanagar rulers.Fragments of the eigth century murals which once graced the alcoves are a visible remainder of how magnificent the temple must have looked when it was first built.

                                        
Ekambareshwar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, is one of the largest temples in Kanchipuram, spread over an area of 12.14 hectares. It is surrounded by a huge stonewall built in the early 16th century during the days of the Vijayanagar Empire.

The Ekambareshwar Temple consists of innumerable shrines, mandapams, gopurams and tanks. It is considered to be one of the most ancient temples in India and has been in existence even prior to 600 AD. It enshrines many traditions.

Ekambareswara means Eka Aam, a mango tree which is found at the centre of the temple and it is over 3,500 years old with just four branches, which signify the four Vedas

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