18 Shakti PeethasWORSHIP Kanchi (Tamil nadu) by The Source 8 months ago written by The Source 8 months ago 0 comment Bookmark Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 78 FacebookXRedditPinterestEmail Place : Kanchi (Tamil nadu)Part of the Body Fallen : Back partName of Shakti : Kamakshi DeviDescription : The town of Kanchi was the capital of the ancient Pallavas. The Kailasanathar temple here is one of the grand Pallava monuments. The Kamakshi Amman temple at Kanchipuram is an ancient one and is associated with Aadi Sankaracharya of the 1st millennium CE. The Tamil saying Kanchi Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi and Kaasi Visalakshi illustrates the importance of the Shakthi shrine that it is.Ekambreswarar temple, the Kamakshiamman Temple and the Kumara Kottam temple and the Ulagalanda Perumaal Temple are the primary shrines in Periya Kanchipuram. The first three mentioned above are located in a manner as to suggest the Somaskanda manifestation of Shiva, Uma and Skanda in the town of Kanchi. There are no shrines to Ambal, in any of the shrines to Shiva in Kanchi. Kamakshi is considered to be wholly present in Kanchipuram, as the only Ambal shrine.About the Temple :Location: Kamakshi Amman Sannathi St, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631502Country: IndiaNearest Airport: Chennai (MAA)Built-In: 14th CenturyBuilt-By: Pallava kingsDeity: KamakshiArchitectural Styles:Dravidian architectureFestivals: Navaratri,Aadi and Aippasi Pooram,Sankara Jayanthi and Vasanta Utsavam.Temple Timings:5:30am–12pm, 4–8pmBest Time To Visit: September to March You Might Also Like Guwahati (Assam) Trincomalee (Sri lanka) Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple, Tirupparankunram Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail The Source Follow Author previous post Trincomalee (Sri lanka) next post Praddyumnam (West Bengal) You may also like Bookmark Jillellamudi 8 months ago Bookmark Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur – Maharashtra 8 months ago Bookmark Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka – Gujarat 8 months ago Bookmark Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana 8 months ago Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ