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Which of the following temples is located at Kanchipuram?
1. Ekambareswarar Temple
2. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
3. Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vaari Temple
4. Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Ekambareswarar Temple

The correct answer is Ekambareswarar Temple.

  • Ekambareswarar temple is located at Kanchipuram. 
    • Ekambareswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India.
    • 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.
    • 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 25 acres and is one of the largest in India.
    •  It houses four gateway towers known as gopurams.

  • 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 only big ancient temple more than 1000 years ago for Uchishtta Ganapathy is situated in Manimoortheeswaram on the banks of River Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
    • This popular Ganesha shrine is located inside the famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple.
    • Kanchipuram is famous for hand-woven silk sarees - a design by name Ekambaranathar obtain its name from the designs of these shrines.

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