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Typical design of pillar with multi-directional mythical lions kanchi Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu #115137503
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Typical design of pillar with multi-directional mythical lions on the outer wall of the kanchi Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Oldest Hindu Shiva temple in the Dravidian architectural style. Built from 685-705 AD by a Rajasimha Narasimhavarman II ruler of the Pallava Dynasty. The sandstone compound contains a large number of carvings including many half-animal deities which w