Kailasanathar Temple
The oldest temple in Kanchipuram, Pallava sandstone from around 700, weathered soft.
- Where
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.8423, 79.6897
Get the Kailasanathar Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kailasanathar Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kailasanathar Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple 1.3 km
One of the five element shrines, this one for earth, with a mango tree said to be old beyond counting.
Kamakshi Amman Temple 1.5 km
The Pallavas founded this temple to Kamakshi in their own capital, and Kanchipuram has kept it ever since.
Kanchipuram Silk Looms 1.8 km
Silk woven here with the border and body made separately then joined, a technique specific to this town.
Varadharaja Perumal Temple 4.6 km
One of the Divya Desams at Kanchipuram, with a lizard on the ceiling people touch for luck.
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary 36 km
Protected by villagers since the eighteenth century.
Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruttani 38 km
The fifth abode of Murugan, on a hill of three hundred and sixty five steps.
Veeraraghava Swamy Temple 41 km
A Vishnu temple at Tiruvallur, north west of Chennai, built in the Tamil manner.
Poondi reservoir 42 km
One of the reservoirs Chennai drinks from, sixty kilometres out on the Kosasthalai.
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Questions
Where is Kailasanathar Temple?
Kailasanathar Temple is in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ekambareswarar Temple (1.3 km), Kamakshi Amman Temple (1.5 km), Kanchipuram Silk Looms (1.8 km).
How do I get the Kailasanathar Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kailasanathar Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kailasanathar Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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