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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Madhangeeswarar Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 12.8357°, 79.7083°
ShivaPallava—
Sacred since
775 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 8th c. (Pallava)
Pallava
History & significance
A small Shiva temple in Kanchipuram, also called Matangesvara, believed to have been built by the Pallavas at the close of the 8th century. It is noted for dvarapalas carved with four arms.