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56. Kachi Ekambam
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Location
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Kanchipuram
(Tondai Naadu)
Shiva
:
Ekambara Nathar,
Ekambreswarar
Ambal
:
Elavar Kuzhali,
Kamakshi
Vriksham
: Maamaram
Theertham
: Kambaa nadi
Patikam
: Sambandar, Appar, Sundarar
Travel Base: Kanchipuram
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Description
: This
is one of the most revered temples to Shiva; it is one of the
Panchabhoota Stalams signifying the 5 elements of
wind (
Kalahasti
), water
(
Tiruvanaikka
), fire (
Tiruvannamalai
), earth
(
Kanchipuram
) and space (
Chidambaram
). It is a vast temple with
many an endowment from the Vijayanagar rulers, as seen in the long
corridors, towering gopurams and mandapams. This is the 1st of the
32 Tevara Stalams in the Tondai region of South India.
There are several Shiva
temples scattered all over Kanchipuram, and it is to be noted that
there is no separate shrine for Parvati in any of them. The
Kamakshiamman temple
is the only
Ambal shrine in
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