The Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram
	Kanchipuram was the capital of the Pallava empire. The Kailasanatha temple carries forward some of the prominent architectural features has some of the Shore temple. Originally the sanctuary with its high vimana stood separately from the pillared hall, but, perhaps in the fourteenth century CE, these two structures were joined together by a large antarala or intermediate hall. The pyramidal gradation of the three upper floors is marked with heavy semi-circular mouldings and the parapet decorated with small structural motifs, as at the Daharamraja Ratha and the Shore temple. A very distinctive feature of architecture at the Kailasanatha temple is the introduction of fifty-eight small Shiva shrines built into the inner side of the enclosure wall <from Dr. Surendra Sahai Indian Archtecture>
The kolam(sand-painting) at the entrance of the park where the Kailasanatha temple stands.
	The Nandi sits opposite the entrance of the temple.
The front view of the Kailasanatha temple: The white tower is Mahendrashvara temple.
	What are they doing on the street?
A japanese girl sits on the cart. The white pyramid-like building on the right is Kailasanatha temple.
	The eight small shrines stand in a row facing to the south. The shrine at the left end does not have yali-based or lion-based pillars.
The second shrine from the left end has lion-based pillars.
	The others have yali-based pillars. Shiva Linga inside:
Mandala is the pattern of the square precincts at the center of which a large shrine stands and around it the circum ambulatory passages are made, and many smaller shrines are arranged along each passage. And the precincts have square encircling walls (prakâras) along the lines of the small shrines, but they are sometimes invisible. And mandala style is also applied to the structural temple itself. This temple can be a mandala This mandala comes from 'Vastu Purusha Mandala' in " Manasara" and " Mayamata". ( T. Hashimoto)
The eight shrines are the part of the second prakara? The blue parts of the plan have been restored by me. Is this my delusion?
#1,#2	At the entrance: The man came from somewhere and collected entrance fees. The bike may be his.
A kolam is painted on the floor inner side of entrance:	#3
#4	The yali (a kind of mythical beast) at the corner of mandapa: It is white and bright.
The entrance of mandapa: Under construction:	#5
#6,#7	The door between mandapa and ardha-mandapa:
The fifty-eight small Shiva shrines are built into the inner side of the prakara. There is a tree stamp at the corner..	#8
#9	They are leaving me alone and go along the prakara. Each shrine has the pillars with yalis
The fifty-eight small Shiva shrines built in the inner side of the prakara. Each shrine has the pillars with yalis	#10
#11	The south panel of mandapa has the standing yalis.
The vimana, has nine small shrines which have different images of Shiva. We can't see two of them because they are facing to the ardha mandapa where we couldn't enter.
	This shrine has twin standing yali pilasters. Nandi sits in front of the shrine. The relief is an image of Shiva.
This shrine has the lion-based pillars. The relief is also an image of Shiva.
	One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines.
One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines.
	One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines.
One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines.
	One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines
What is this?
	The inside of Ardha mandapa: The letters on the pillar which is Mahendra style:
The relief of the panel of vimana: Under construction.
	One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines of vimana
The relief of the panel of vimana: Under construction.
	One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines of vimana Under construction
The nandi in front of the shrine:
	:One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines of vimana
No pillars?
	One of the relief of Shiva in the shrines of vimana
A kolam is painted on the floor :
	A kolam is painted on the floor:
The view of mandapa from the north:
	The south prakara: The corner yali has Shiva(?) on his back.
The prakara has a lot of yalis
	The north prakara:
Good by, Kailasanatha(or Rajasimhesvara) temple.