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POOJA
TIMINGS:-
6am
to
12pm
and
5pm
to
8pm
Koo
Pooja 6:00
am
Ukshakala
Pooja 6:30
am
to
7:30
am
Kala
Santhi
Pooja 7:30
am
to
8:30
am
Uchikala
Pooja 11:30
am
to
12:00
pm
Paradhosa
Kaalam 5:00
pm
to
5:30
pm
Sayaratchai
Pooja 6:00
pm
to
7:00
pm
Arthajama
Pooja 8:30
pm
Ekambareswarar
Temple
(Ekambaranathar
Temple)
is
a
Hindu
temple
dedicated
to
the
deity
Shiva,
located
in
the
town
of
Kanchipuram
in
Tamil
Nadu,
India.[1]
It
is
significant
to
the
Hindu
sect
of
Saivism
as
one
of
the
temples
associated
with
the
five
elements,
the
Pancha
Bhoota
Stalas,
and
specifically
the
element
of
earth,
or
Prithvi.
Shiva
is
worshiped
as
Ekambareswarar
or
Ekambaranathar
or
Rajlingeswaram,
and
is
represented
by
the
lingam,
with
his
idol
referred
to
as
Prithvi
lingam.
His
consort
Parvati
is
depicted
as
Elavarkuzhali.
The
presiding
deity
is
revered
in
the
7th
century
Tamil
Saiva
canonical
work,
the
Tevaram,
written
by
Tamil
saint
poets
known
as
the
nayanars
and
classified
as
Paadal
Petra
Sthalam.
The
temple
also
houses
Nilathingal
Thundam
Perumal
temple,
a
Divyadesam,
the
108
temples
revered
in
the
Vaishnava
canon
Nalayira
Divya
Prabhandam.
The
temple
complex
covers
10
hectares
(25
acres),
and
is
one
of
the
largest
in
India.
It
houses
four
gateway
towers
known
as
gopurams.
The
tallest
is
the
southern
tower,
with
11
stories
and
a
height
of
58.5216
m
(192
ft),
making
it
one
of
the
tallest
temple
towers
in
India.
The
temple
has
numerous
shrines,
with
those
of
Ekambareswarar
and
Nilathingal
Thundam
Perumal
being
the
most
prominent.
The
temple
complex
houses
many
halls;
the
most
notable
is
the
thousand-pillared
hall
built
during
the
Vijayanagar
period.
The
temple
has
six
daily
rituals
at
various
times
from
3:30~4:00
a.m.
to
10
p.m.,
and
twelve
yearly
festivals
on
its
calendar.
Panguni
Uthiram
festival
celebrated
for
thirteen
days
during
the
Tamil
month
of
Panguni
(March
-
April)
is
the
most
prominent
festival
of
the
temple
and
the
town.
The
present
masonry
structure
was
built
during
the
Chola
dynasty
in
the
9th
century,
while
later
expansions
are
attributed
to
Vijayanagar
rulers.
The
temple
is
maintained
and
administered
by
the
Hindu
Religious
and
Charitable
Endowments
Department
of
the
Government
of
Tamil
Nadu.
The
temple
is
the
largest
and
one
of
the
most
prominent
tourist
attractions
in
the
city
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