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'''Karchapeswarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in the town of [[Kanchipuram]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. <ref name="bmj"> பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://shaivam.org/to-practise/moovar-thevara-vaippu-thalangal மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, கச்சிப்பலதளி - kaccippalathaLi, 6-70-4]</ref><br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
In Kaccippalathali more than one temple of [[Kancheepuram]] has been referred as the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Appar]]. They are as under:<br />
* Kaccapesam, Kailayam and Kayokaranam <ref name="bmj"/> <br />
* Tirumetrazhi, Onakanthanthazhi, Tirukamakottai and Kacchineri Karikkadu. <ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==Kaccapesam==<br />
The presiding deity of Kaccapesam is known as Karchapeswarar or Kaccapesvarar.<ref>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/657/kacchapesam-kacchapeshwarar கச்சபேசம் கச்சபேஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில்]</ref><br />
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==Folklore==<br />
According to popular folklore, [[Vishnu]] is believed to have worshipped Shiva in the form of ''kurma'' (tortoise).<ref name="Ayyar73">[[#Ayyar|Ayyar]], p 73</ref>The other name given to the temple is Kachipedu in some inscriptions.<ref name="Ayyar73"/> The temple is adjacent to the Kanthakottam temple. The temples was constructed by the [[Pallavas]] and renovated by [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar]] kings.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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==Nearest Hindu Temple==<br />
*Arulmigu Thirumagaraleeswar Temple, Magaral<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Kanchi katchabesvarar temple1.jpg|Rajagopuram<br />
File:Kanchi katchabesvarar temple2.jpg|Temple tank<br />
File:Kanchi katchabesvarar temple3.jpg|Inner gopura and other shrines<br />
File:Kanchi katchabesvarar temple4.jpg|Balipeeta, Flagpost and Nandhi mandapa in front of the shrine<br />
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{{Vaippu sthalam}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Kanchipuram]]<br />
[[Category:Shiva temples in Kanchipuram district]]<br />
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