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Submitted by motist on Monday, 26 February 2007  Page Views: 10575

Multi-periodSite Name: Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 86.834 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple

Latitude: 12.840785N  Longitude: 79.702969E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Sri Ekambaranathar temple submitted by motist : Sri Ekambaranathar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu main Gopuram (57m) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in India

Sri Ekambaranathar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Ekambaranathar Temple is one of the oldest temples in the city. The architecture of this temple is amazing. The gopuram of this temple stands as a massive landmark, spanning a height of 57 metres - one of the tallest in South India. The vast temple premises introduce you to many wonders, one after another.
The first is the "Aayiram Kaal Mandapam" or the hallway with a thousand pillars. The next is the array of 1008 Siva Lingams that decorate the inner walls of the temple. The most important, of course, is the "Sthala-Virutcham", a 3500 year old mango tree whose branches give four different types of mangoes. This temple bears the work of practically every dynasty which ruled Kanchipuram.
This temple, unlike the Kailasanathar temple, lies right in the middle of the busiest intersection in the city and is filled with people almost all the time. It is located diagonally opposite to the Sankara Mutt. It will be extremely crowded on Sivaraathri.
According to legend, this temple is located around the 3500 year old mango tree. Hindu mythology says that Kamakshi Amman performed a penance here under the mango tree to get married to Lord Shiva. In Sanskrit, "Eka" means One, and "Amaram" means "Mango Tree". Hence, Ekambaram literally means "One Mango Tree".
Because of its age and vastness, not all places in the temple are accessible to Tourists. Some places can be accessed with special permission.

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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Sri Ekambaranathar temple submitted by motist : Sri Ekambaranathar temple (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Sri Ekambaranathar temple submitted by motist : Sri Ekambaranathar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 1000 pillar hall

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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Sri Ekambaranathar temple submitted by motist

Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Sri Ekambaranathar temple submitted by motist

Sri Ekambaranathar temple
Sri Ekambaranathar temple submitted by motist

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Sri Ekambaranathar temple
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