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Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi

begun 1440s · 15th century

The Kasi Viswanathar Temple is a Hindu temple to Shiva at Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu, India. It was begun in the 1440s by the Pandya king Arikesari Parakrama Pandya, and the town's name, 'Southern Kashi', recalls the sacred city of Varanasi, whose temple of Vishwanath it was meant to echo. Its tall gateway tower and sculpted pillared halls dominate the town.

Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
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