Stones amp Stories KAILASANATHAR TEMPLE

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Built on the banks of the Vegavathy River at the western limits of Kanchipuram, the Kailashanathar temple stands tall with pride and heritage. Constructed during 685-705AD by Narasimhavarma Pallava II aka Rajasimhan,this is the first structural temple built in South India. It was then completed by his son Mahendravarman III and stands dedicated to Lord Shiva. Prior temples of that era were either built of wood or hewn into rock faces in caves or on boulders, as seen in Mahabalipuram. The Kailasanathar temple built of sandstone became the trend-setter for other similar temples in South India in a lot of aspects ahead. A perfect mixture of religion and architecture, there is simply so much to observe and articulate inside this temple. Here are few quick interesting pointers about the famous Kailasanathar temple, before we take you on a photo walk into it. • One of the oldest remaining structural stone temple in Tamil Nadu and has 58 small shrines dedicated to various forms of Shiva • Originally called as Rajasimha Pallaveswara Graham • Famous for its splendid Vimana (dome over the sanctum) and for the many panels showing Lord Shiva as Nataraja in various postures • One of the earliest instances of Calligraphy is found here • Serves to be the inspiration behind the Tanjore Big Temple built by Raja Raja Chola • Built using sandstone which is a marvel of its age and holds many frescos that stood time • Over 240 titles of the king displayed in Nagari and Pallava Grantha scripts, meticulously engraved on the temple • Has sculptures of Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma fantastically structured • Holds one of the earliest sculptures of Jyeshta Lakshmi (Moodevi) and Vaali • Paintings in Panamalai temple are seen here as sculptures • During the invasion of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya II, he was astounded by the beauty of this temple that he donated a lot of the wealth looted from Pallava domains to this temple. And the inscription can be found in one of the pillars in the front • According to local belief, the temple was a safe sanctuary for the rulers of the kingdom during wars. A secret tunnel, built by the kings, was used as an escape route and is still visible • Interesting isn’t it? Now lets take a walk into the amazing Kailasanthar temple. • Lets connect... • INSTAGRAM • amarramesh • studioa_weddings • bigshortfilms • mizubackdrops • thephotorama_com • • FACEBOOK • / teamstudioa • / bigshortfilms16 • / mizu-backdrops-275861493052154 • WEBSITES • https://studioa.amarramesh.com/ • http://www.bigshortfilms.com/ • https://www.mizubackdrops.com/ • https://www.thephotorama.com/

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