Kanchi Kamakshi Temple

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India /Tamil Nadu /Kanchipuram /Kanchipuram

Kanchi Kamakshi Temple is situated at Kamakshi Amman Sannathi Street, Kanchipuram, India. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Kanchi Kamakshi Temple at Kanchipuram has great importance. It is one of the Astadasa 18 Shakti peethas. During the time of Daksha yagyam sathi get insulted by her father Daksha, He also insults Lord shiva at the moment Sathi sacrifices her life by self-burning. Shiva in a great depression tooks sathi’s burning body and roaming universe with a great sorrow. At the time different body parts of sathi felldown on different parts of Earth. Those 18 places are called as Ashtadasa shakthi pethas.Kanchipuran or kanjivaram (in Tamil) is NABHI stanam. That’s whay the kamakshi temple acquired high importance in shakthi pethas.

Kanchi Kamakshi Temple, Kanchipuram

HistoryEdit

The Kanchi Kamakshi temple was built around 6 C.E.by pallava kings whose capital city was kanchipuram. The main kamakshi idol was golden Thought centuries. At the time of British ruling India they used temples in kanchipuram as their armouries due to this reason some temples were damaged too. Considering this situation head of Kanchi kamakoti peetham Sri chandrasekhara paramacharya took golden kamakshi idol to Tanjore and worshiped there.We can still visit Golden kamakshi at Tanjore. At Kamakshi temple at kanchipuram goddess kamakshi sit in padmasana posture.We can see golden piller inside the temple which got very importance in Temple history.

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Visiting TimeEdit

5:30 AM – 12:00 PM
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

Minimun 30 Minute.

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How to ReachEdit

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Bus : Most travellers and tourists prefer the road to Kanchipuram. Its certainly more practical than the rail ride from Chennai. The distance is negligible (2 hrs) and the road is in good shape. Frequent bus connections also make it convenient to travel by road. Bus services are privately owned or operated by the government. Guided tours are available at travel/tour operators in Chennai.

Train : Kanchipuram can be reached via Chengalpattu Railway Station on the Chengalpattu – Arakkonam line. Daily passenger train service between Chennai and Kanchipuram – # 173 Chennai Beach Kanchipuram Passenger departs Chennai’s Tambaram Stn at 17:55 hrs arrives at Kanchipuram at 20:10hrs.

Air : The closest airport to Kanchipuram is the Chennai Airport, with domestic connections to all the major cities in India. Chennai is also well connected to the important cities of Tamil Nadu. Some international airlines also fly into Chennai.

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Things to CarryEdit

Camera, Plenty of water.

Safety / WarningEdit

Shri Kanchi Kamakshi is very crowed on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, when a large number of devotees come to worship.
The temple closes daily at 12-12:30 until about 4:00 p.m.
Non-Hindus are not allowed in the inner sanctum.
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