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India: Nandi the Bull (mount of Shiva) guards the Kailasanathar (Kailasanatha) Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

India: Nandi the Bull (mount of Shiva) guards the Kailasanathar (Kailasanatha) Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Nandi (Nandin) the Bull was the mythical mount of the god Shiva in Hindu mythology.

The Kailasanathar (Lord of the Cosmic Mountain) temple is a Hindu temple in the Dravidian architectural style. It is dedicated to the god Shiva, and was built between 685 and 705 CE by the Pallava Dynasty ruler Rajasimha. Construction was completed by Raajasimha's son, Mahendra Varma.






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David Henley

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Pictures From Asia

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