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Ekambareswarar Temple

ஏகாம்பரேஸ்வரர் கோவில்

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Pallava to Vijayanagara (6th-16th century CE)DravidaHindu (Shaiva)state-protectedAI Compiled

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The Ekambareswarar Temple is one of the Pancha Bhuta Stalas (five elemental abodes of Shiva), representing Earth (Prithvi). The sacred lingam here — called Prithvi Lingam — is made of sand and cannot be anointed with water, only with flowers.

The temple complex covers 40 acres and features a 58-meter tall 11-storied gopuram built by Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara empire. The complex also contains a 3,500-year-old mango tree that is said to bear four types of mangoes corresponding to the four Vedas.