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Kuranganilmuttam is a small village located near Kanchipuram. There is an ancient Shiva temple in this village. As per the legend, the Vanara King Vali as Kurangu (monkey) and Indra as Anil (squirrel), and Yama as muttam (crow) worshiped Lord Shiva on this site. However, this article does not focus on this legend or the temple but on the Pallava period cave shrines. In the middle of the village, the cave temple is located. Not even five percent of the visitors to the Shiva temple visit this lesser-known cave shrine. The uniqueness of the cave temple is that it is excavated below the ground level. The east-facing cave has three primary cells in the east direction. Two cells are facing the south, and two more facing the north directions. Thus, there are a total of seven cells. The cave is supported by four pillars and four pilasters in two rows. The pillars have cubical blocks on top and bottom with an octagonal shaft in the middle. Thus, it is considered that the cave temple has Ardha ...

Site Name:   Pataleshwar Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:   Pune, Maharashtra state, India Highlights:   One of the oldest temples of Pune; a rock cut temple by Rashtrakuptas Nearest Railway Station:   Pune Nearest Airport:  Pune How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  A lot of options across the entire Pune city Restaurants:  Varieties of options especially delicious Maharashtrian food across the entire city Pune  is the second largest city of Maharashtra state of India. The city which exists since the 9th century CE was the first capital of the great Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji. Pune is also considered as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. The city has many attractions and most of them are religious sites. Let us explore the oldest temple of the city, Pataleshwar temple, in this article. Highlights:   God  –  Pataleshwar The oldest temple i...