EKAMBARESWARAR TEMPLE KANJIPURAM

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Ekambareswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of earth, or Prithvi.

Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareswarar or Ekambaranathar, and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Prithvi lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Elavarkuzhali. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple also houses Nilathingal Thundam Perumal temple, a Divyadesam, the 108 temples revered in the Vaishnava canon Nalayira Divya Prabhandam.

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The first fact that separates the Ekambareswarar Temple from others is that, it is the biggest temple in Kanchipuram. There is no other temple in the town that can match the magnitude of the Ekambareswarar Temple. Apart from this, the temple authorities are proud of its 59m tall gopuram, making it the tallest gopuram in India.