Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Tenkasi, a city in Tenkasi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple
The magnificent Kasi Vishwanathat Temple Rajagopuram
Temple Tower
Another view of the temple tower
Meenakshi Amman West Tower
Madurai Nayak dynasty
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The Madurai Nayaks were a Telugu Balija Naidu dynasty who ruled most of modern-day Tamil Nadu, India, with Madurai as their capital. The Madurai Nayaks had their origins in the Balija warrior clans of
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
…style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built by Pandyan ruler Parakrama Pandyan during the 13th century, with later additions from Madurai Nayaks. Shiva is worshipped as Kasi Viswanathar and his consort Parvathi as Ulagamman. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The…
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