Ekambaranathar Temple - Hindu temple in Kilambi - Kanchipuram, India

An Ancient temple . The main shrine is over 1400 years old. A must visit place for heritage enthusiasts. It's one of the most important Shiva Temples in the Shaivism tradition of India. One of the 5 "PanchMahabhut" temples of Lord Shiva. Incredible mix of heritage, culture and Faith.

It's one of the oldest temples in India. This temple represents panch bhoot sthal (Five Elements). This is the one of the first element known as Earth (Bhumi Lingam) - Ekambernathar Temple (Ekambernatheswar) It has 1000 nos of Shivling in the premises. Om Namah shivay!!!! This temple is also known as its tallest temple in India whose southern gate has 11 stories with the approximate height of 58.5 Meters. This temple also known as of the eight Shiva Shakti peeth. This Temple has a longitude of 79.7deg Beside the main temple there is a mango tree which is continuously over here since 3500 years. Ticket is of 10 Rupees Photos inside the premises are not allowed. Must visit this place known as one of the tallest & oldest, 1000 shivling, 3500 years old mango tree and also situation in the longitude of 79.7deg. Har Har Mahadev

Ekambaranathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. A must visit temple when you visit Kanchipuram, very vast temple complex with amazing sculptures. The 3000+ years old mango tree is a pleasant visual treat along with the other sculptures. Temple is well maintained and I happen to meet one of the manager part of Hindu Department Temples (hintu arrnilaiy turrai) and he was very helpful and helped get around the temple with ease without any expectations. If you are interested in Hindu history and architecture marvels then plan to spend at least 2 to 3 hours to go around and explore all the marvels in details.

I wanted to take a moment to convey our heartfelt appreciation for the efforts of the entire temple staff. Our visit was not just a physical journey but a spiritual and serene experience that will remain etched in our memories.

One among the "Pancha Bhoota Stalam" [five Shiva temples each representing five elements of life], Ekambareswarar Temple is one of the most sacred Shiva temples. It represents the element Earth. Shiva is worshipped as Ekambareswarar. The temple is thousands of years old with the current structure being a reconstructed one, around 600 AD by the Pallavas. However the temple displays the works of likely every dynasty that ruled Kanchipuram. The 172 feet Raja Gopuram is a marvelous piece of architectural wonder built by the Vijayanagara Empire. The Cholas made architectural contributions to the temple too. Legend has it that the lingam here at the Ekambareswarar Temple is made and worshipped by Goddess Parvati herself and that we can still see a mark on the Lingam which holds this legend true. Once Goddess Parvati covered Shiva's eyes and the world suddenly filled with darkness. With Shiva's eyes closed, the Sun and Moon darkened without even a beam of light. He opened his third eye and saved the day for the mankind. Parvati was filled with guilt after witnessing all these. Shiva asked her to do penance to free her from wrong karma. Parvati born on earth as Kamakshi and started her penance. She made a Shiva linga out of sand and worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of Prithvi Lingam [Lingam made of earth] under an ancient temple mango tree. At the same time, Shiva in order to test her devotion caused a flood where Kamakshi was busy worshipping him. Kamakshi on realizing about the flood got scared of the Prithvi Lingam being washed off, embraces the lingam. Lord Shiva who literally started melting due to her devotion and love appears in his materialized human form and married Kamakshi. Also this is when Kamakshi accidently left some marks on the lingam as a result of her bangles and kuchas hitting the sand made lingam which can be seen even today. The "Sthala Vriksham" or the ancient temple mango tree is more than 3500 years old under which Kamakshi worshipped the Shiv Lingam is still present here and is one of the significant landmarks of the temple. It has four branches and each represents one of the four Vedic texts and yield four different flavors of fruits. The other significant features of the temple include the "Aayiram Kaal Mandapam" or the 1000 pillared hall, 1008 Shiv Lingams that adorn the inner walls of the temple and the ten musical pillars at the inner corridor of the temple. Another architectural brilliance is that the sun rays falls directly on the Shiva linga every 19, 20 and 21 of the Panguni month (March-April) which is hen the most important festival of the Ekambareswarar Temple is celebrated, the Panguni Uthiram.

One must visit the temple to see the architectures. The temples are very beautiful as well as the sanctums. In Hindi mythology it is a very important place as well as it represents the earth lingam.

The Shiva temple is very beautiful and one of the historical places also called Shiva Kanchi which is just half a kilometre from Kanchi Kamakshi Amaa temple. Inside we can see a mango tree which is 3500 years old. The architecture is superb and outside there is big nandi. Huge crowd in Karthika masam.

Huge and amazing temple But I'm sorry foreigners are not allowed inside the temple. I wish Hindi was open minded. There are many locals all over the country, I think it's holly place.