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THE Kailasanatha and Vaikunthaperumal temples are situated in Kanchipuram, a town forty-five miles west-south-west of Madras by rail. The former was built during the time of the Pallava king, Narasimhavarman II alias Rajasimha (A.D. 680–722)1 and the latter by Nandivarman II alias Pallavamalla (A.D. 725–790)1.
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PARAMASIVAN, S. Technique of the Painting Process in the Kailasanatha and Vaikunthaperumal Temples at Kanchipuram. Nature 142, 757 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142757a0
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