Significance
The importance of the Ekambeswarar Temple is that it is the first of the 32 Tevara Stalam worked in the Tondai district. It is the greatest Shiva haven in Kanchipuram. A Somaskanda board including Shiva, Parvati and Skanda together adorn the back end of the rule sacred place.
In 1509, Krishna Deva Raja of the Vijayanagara kingdom created a 60 meter high Gopuram.
The asylum introduce furthermore has a 540 segment campaign, delightfully laid out and cut. The Vijayanagara Monarch built up the pillared anteroom.
A 3500 years old mango tree loves the sanctum having four branches each committed to the four Vedas. Furthermore, the Deity gets its name from the Mango tree from the words Eka-Amra-Natha, which implies the Lord of the Mango tree. The route to the tree in like manner has a Shiva Lingam made of around 1008 little lingas.
History
History of Ekambeswarar sanctuary says that Pallava Kings assembled a piece of the sanctuary. In any case, whatever is left of it was worked in the 17 th century. This sanctuary is a standout amongst the most old in India. Additionally, Second century AD Tamil verse talks about Kama kottam, and the Kumara kottam.
At first, Pallavas assembled the sanctuary. The Vedantist Kachiyapper filled in as a minister at the sanctuary. At that point, the Chola Kings modified the whole structure. Likewise, Adi Sankara, the tenth century holy person renovated kanchipuram alongside extension of this sanctuary.
The Vijayanagar rulers likewise made a great deal of commitments to the sanctuary. Vallal Pachiyappa Mudaliar used to go routinely from Chennai to Kanchipuram to adore in this sanctuary. He likewise spent a considerable measure of cash on the sanctuary's redesign. The sanctuary column contains a picture of Pachiyappa Mudaliar situated at horseback.
Concurring the fans, there is a legend around the sanctuary. Some say that once while Lord Shiva was ruminating Parvati insidiously secured his eyes with her fingers. It brought about entire obscurity on earth for a long time. Thus, Parvati went to earth and made the earth linga and worshiped it under a mango tree in Kanchipuram bringing forth the sanctuary.
Legends
Legend has it that once Parvati, the partner of Shiva was reviled to wind up noticeably dull like Kali. She needed to expound herself from the transgression by doing repentance under the sanctuary's old Mango tree close Vegavathi waterway. With a specific end goal to test her dedication Shiva sent fire on her. Goddess Parvati implored her sibling, Vishnu, for offer assistance. Keeping in mind the end goal to spare her, he took the Moon from Shiva's head and demonstrated the beams which at that point chilled off the tree and also Parvati. Shiva again sent the stream Ganga (Ganges) to upset Parvati's repentance. Parvati petitioned Ganga and persuaded her that them two were sisters thus ought not hurt her. In this way, Ganga did not aggravate her retribution and Parvati made a Shiva Linga out of sand to get joined with Shiva. The God here came to be known as Ekambareswarar or "Master of Mango Tree".
As indicated by another legend, it is trusted that Parvati loved Shiva as a Prithivi Lingam (or a Lingam ad libbed out of sand), under a mango tree. Legend has it that the neighboring Vegavati waterway flooded and debilitated to immerse the Shiva Lingam and that Parvati or Kamakshi grasped the Lingam. Shiva touched by the motion appeared face to face and wedded her. In this setting he is alluded to as Tazhuva kuzhainthaar ("He who softened in Her grip") in Tamil.
Tiurkuripputhonda Nayanar, one of the 63 saivite holy people, called nayanars was a washerman in close to the sanctuary and he washed the garments of all the Saivities. He was supernaturally deceived by God Shiva showing up as a matured brahmin and requesting that he wash before day break. In the meantime Shiva made a cloudly evening. On watching the approach of the night, the washerman slammed his head in a stone in dissatisfaction. God showed up in his actual frame and graced his fan.