Image title: Temple of Sri Muktisvarar (Mukti-isvara) and Sri Garutesvarar (Garuta-isvara)

Fig. 1. Chapter 17
Temple of Sri Muktisvarar (Mukti-isvara) and Sri Garutesvarar (Garuta-isvara)
(CiNNa Kanchipuram)
View of the temples

Original transliteration: Temple of Śrī Muktīśvarar (Mukti-īśvara) and Śrī Garuṭeśvarar

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These plates originate from the book The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram (original title: “Les légendes çivaïtes de Kāñcipuram”) which details the story and legends of the Kanchipuranam: a book that presents Kanchipuram as an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism which have seemingly co-existed since ancient times.