Jvarahesvara Temple

Kanchipuram is a land of temples and one can visit more than hundred temples even now.It was under the regime of Pallavas,Cholas, Vijayanagar Kingdom,Arcot Nawabs and British before independence . Hinduism ,Buddhism and Jainism were patranised by the then kings. It was capital of Pallavas. They are great builders and many temples are their contribution.Temples are constructed in Dravidian architecture style and many of them are in sandstones. They are store houses of exquisite sculpture. Apart from this,at Kanchipuram there are great Saivite and Vaishnavite temples like Ekambaranathar temple, Varadaraja Perumal temple,Kamatchi Amman temple, Kachapakesar temple so on. Out of 108 of Divya Desams (Vaishnava temples) 14 are here,so also out of 276 Padal Petra Sthalams (Saiva temples) 5 are at Kanchipuram.Then there few mosques contributed by Arcot Nawabs. Many ancient temples are maintained by Archaeological Survey of India and State Archaeological Department. The temples protected and maintained by ASI are : Kailasanathar temple, Vaikunda Perumal temple, Piravataneswara temple, Mathangeeswara temple, Mukteswara temple, Iravatanesvara temple and Jvarahesvara temple. The temple protected and maintained by State Archaeological Department at Thiruparuthi Kundram, Kanchi is : Jeenaswamy Trilokyanathar Temple ,Thiruparuthi Kundram, Kanchipuram. This set on Ancient temples of Kanchipuram mainly deals with temples protected by ASI and State Archaeological Dept.