HINDU TEMPLES: in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
 Some temples have their own page: Ekambara natar, Kailasa Natar, South Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram
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Sacred pond (tirtha) of the 7 Siva temples. LN19.


Original statue of Kamakshi, Adi Kamakshi temple. LAQ07.


Courtyard of the Airvateshvara temple. LN07.


Siva half male, half female (Goddess), Ardhanarishvara, pillar in the Kacchabeshvra. LS42.


Bhairava in a small "border" temple. LJ33.


Siva appearing from the linga (lingodbhava), shrine near the Kacchabesvara temple. LS39.



Dog and elephant (as "vehicle") and bali pithas, Bhairava temple. LAQ06.


Sculptured pillar, Varadarja perumal temple. LQ14.


Vishnu as a tortoise worshipping the linga, tree shrine in the Kacchabesvara temple. LN06.



Women doing their daily chores (washing clothes and pots) in a small temple belonging to the Nayakkar community. LN21.


Dvaja stambha, Kacchabesvara temple. LN30.


Worshippers bathing their feet in the tirtha, Kacchabesvara temple. LN15.


Temple elephant blessing worshippers, Kacchabesvara temple. LN27.


Linga in a side shrine, Kacchabesvara temple. LM31.


Temple elephant blessing worshippers, Kacchabesvara temple. LN24.



Gopura (right), courtyard with shrines of Nandi and Ganesha, dvaja stambha, Kacchabesvara temple. LN28.


Temple elephant blessing worshippers, Kacchabesvara temple. LN25.


Entrance with Nandi and bali pitha, Bhairava temple. LAQ05.


Women worshipping snake-stones, Kacchabesvara temple. LM03. More on snake worship in this temple and others.


Linga in his shrine of the Kannikkil Amarandaval temple. snake worship and Goddess sacricifice in this temple. LM32.


Priests locking a door in the Vaikunta Perumal temple. LAP48.



Prakara with pillars representing yalis surrounding the main shrine of the Kailasa Natar temple. 12AB43


Main entrance tower (gopura) of the Ekambara Natar. LAH03

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