Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Kanchipuram, City of Thousand Temples

Kanchipuram (State: Tamil Nadu) is located at a distance of 75 kms from Chennai. This city was the capital of the rulers of Cholas and Pallava between the 6th and 8th centuries had over a thousand temples. But now only hundred are still around and all of them are worth a visit.

Apart from its temples, this small town is also famous for best silk and cotton sar
ees woven from pure mulberry silk in the country.

Some of the temples that I have seen here are:
  • Kailasanath Temple
  • Varadaraja Perumal Temple
  • Vaikunta Perumal Temple
  • Ekambareswarar Temple
  • Kamakshi Amman Temple
We shall explore this place in more details.

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