Kailasanathar Temple

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Kailasanathar Kovil
Name:	Kailasanathar Kovil
Creator:	Pallava kings
Primary deity:	Kailasanathar (Shiva)
Architecture:	Pallava, Kovil
Location:	Kanchipuram

The Kailasanath temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. It is famous for its splendid vimana. It also contains numerous panels showing lord Siva as Nataraja in various postures.This temple was built by Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan).

The Chola King Rajaraja Chola I visited this temple and named this temple as kachipettu periya thirukatrali(Stone Tenple of Kachipettu(ancient name of kanchipuram).It is believed by many archeologists that this kailasanathar temple must be the inspiration for Rajaraja Chola I to built the Tanjore Rajarajeeswaram temple.

Currently the temple is well maintained by Archaeological Survey of India

A Good View of the temple from front

A Nice work on dhakshinamoorthy (Avatar of Shiva)

A Nice work found on the walls of the temple corridor