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High Season : Oct - Mar

21 - 37℃

Low Season : Mar - June

28 - 40℃

Nearest Airport -MAA

Chennai Airport

Nearest Train Stations -CJ

Kanchipuram Railway station

History

The city is almost a thousand years old. The status quo of the town dates again to the sixth century whilst the rulers of the Pallava Dynasty made it into their national capital and dominated for 2 centuries. They created exquisite stone monuments withinside the neighboring metropolis of Mamallapuram and magnificent temples in Kanchipuram. Some of the temples were later introduced with the aid of the Chola and Vijayanagar kings. As such, the temples of Kanchipuram were not the best non-secular sites however had a great ancient significance. Most of those locations of worship were dedicated to Shiva, Shakti, and Vishnu.

Facts & Culture

Kanchipuram likewise called Kanchi is placed at the north-jap coast of Tamilnadu. Located approximately seventy-five km from Chennai. The metropolis is a sacred vicinity for the devotees of Lord Shiva in addition to Lord Vishnu. Kanchipuram is endowed with 108 temples devoted to Siva and 18 to Vishnu except for rankings of different temples, mosques, church buildings includingAdiShankaraMatth, SakkiswararTemple, Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Kailasanatha Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, etc.

The city is well-known for its silk sarees and is known as the Silk City because the primary career of the humans residing in and around is weaving silk sarees. The weavers of Kanchi have settled withinside the temple city for more than four hundred years in the past. The principal profession of the humans in Kanchipuram is silk sari weaving and agriculture. Some important festivals are the Brahmothsavam, Garudothsavam. The most famous is Pongal which is well known for scrumptious feasts and processions in the month of January. The city is famous for Kamakshi Amman Temple dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi and is said to be made in the first millennium CE. The temple with its splendid architecture is a popular Hindu pilgrimage site. Vedanthangal Sanctuary, Alamparai Fort, Varadaraja Temple, Vaikumda Perumal Temple, Chitragupta Swami Temple are some more places to visit in Kanchipuram.

Places to See

Kamakshi Amman Temple

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Southern India is well-known for its cultural heritage, and the Kamakshi Amman Temple represents an important gem from the past. Set in the midst of Kanchipuram, also known as the City of Temples, thi

0530-1215 & 1600-2015 (Friday till 2130 & Pournami day till 2230)
# 6, sri kamakshi amman sannathi street, Sanathi St, Periya, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631502
Wheelchair Accessible - No
Toilet- No

Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram

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Varadharaja Perumal Temple located in the city of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is of immense religious importan

0600-1230 & 1530-2030
W Mada St, Nethaji Nagar, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631501
Wheelchair Accessible - No
Toilet- No

Kailasanathar Temple

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Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple is an important religious site is located on the banks of the Vedavathi River, at the western limits, facing the east side in the Kanchipuram city of Tamil Nadu. The temple

0600-1200 & 1600-1930
Pillaiyarpalayam, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631501
Wheelchair Accessible - Yes
Toilet- No

Ekambareswarar Temple

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Ekambareswarar Temple is linked to the Pancha Bhoota Stalam of Hindu Mythology and is devoted to Lord Shiva. It is also linked to Kanchipuram's land or Prithvi (earth).The Ekambareswarar Temple at Kan

0600-1230 & 1600-2030
Ekambaranathar Sannidhi Street, Periya, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631502
Wheelchair Accessible - Yes
Toilet- No

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

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The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam is a monastic institution for the Hindu community located in one of the Pancha Bhuta Sthalas, the city of Kanchipuram. The Pancha Bhuta Sthalas represent five materials esse