South-west view, Matangesvarasvami Temple, Great Conjeeveram, Chingleput District

Photograph of the Matangesvarasvami Temple at Kanchipuram, taken by a photographer of the Archaeological Survey of India around 1900-01. The holy Hindu town of Kanchipuram was the Pallava capital in the 7th and 8th centuries. The temple in this view has a small sanctuary covered by a pyramidal tower capped by a domed roof and is preceded by a columned mandapa. the columns at the entrance of the mandapa have seated lions at the base.