Kanchipuram is a very picturesque city which is world famous for its magnificent temples and beautiful silk sarees.
Yes, that’s all I knew about this city before coming here. But now I know that this city is full of thrilling stories.
The engraved stones here, the colorful silk sarees tell many such stories of Kanchipuram. Even the idli batter here is special,
which is named after this city itself. My list of things to see and experience in Kancheepuram was very long.
Kanchipuram is a very picturesque city that is world-famous for its magnificent temples and beautiful silk sarees.
Yes, that’s all I knew about this city before coming here. But now I know that this city is full of thrilling stories.
The engraved stones here, and the colorful silk sarees tell many such stories of Kanchipuram. Even the idli batter here is special,
which is named after this city itself. My list of things to see and experience in Kancheepuram was very long.
I started my trip to Kanchipuram by visiting the 5 main temples here which are considered to be the most famous places to visit.
Each of these temples is very special in itself. These are wonderful gems from the point of view of historical perspective and architecture.
After visiting these main temples, I also visited other small and big temples of Shiva Kanchi, Vishnu Kanchi, and Jain Kanchi.
I have written my memoirs about many okanchipuram-paryatan-darshaniya-sthal/f those temples in the past. Hope you have got immense pleasure from reading them.
Wherever you look in Kancheepuram, you will come across beautiful silk saris. I have also written a detailed memoir on where one can get attractive silk saris in Kanchipuram. You will definitely benefit from reading it.
Brief History of Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram, the description of this ancient city is found in many Hindu scriptures. It is one of the group of 7 cities i.e. Saptapuri.
The other 6 cities of Saptapuri are Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya means Haridwar, Kashi means Varanasi, Avantika means Ujjain and Dwaravati means Dwarka.
In the Vamana Purana, something has been said about Kanchipuram as follows, Nagareshu Kanchi. It means, the best among all the cities of India.
Kanchipuram is divided into two parts, Shiva Kanchi and Vishnu Kanchi. Both surround the Kanchi Kamakshi Amma temple.
It is another matter that you will see many Shiva temples in Vishnu Kanchi and many Vishnu temples in Shiva Kanchi.
Kanchipuram 4th to 10th. It was the capital of the Pallavas for centuries. After this it came under the Chola, Pandya, and Vijayanagara Empires.
The pictures of Jain and Buddhist styles present here are proof of the fact that these three sects were present together in this city. Just like it happens in a multinational city.
It was an excellent center of learning. Many students belonging to the royal family used to come here to get higher education.
These schools imparting education to the students were called ghatika. Unfortunately at this time not even a fraction of these ancient components remains.
Although many new and modern universities of the new age are now available here and many others are yet to arrive.
Let us now come from history to the present. In this memoir, I will tell you all about the 5 main temples of Kanchipuram along with those places about which not many people know.
Best Attractions of Kanchipuram – Temples
5 Big Temples of Kanchipuram
5 big temples of Kanchipuram that every tourist visits:
• Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Temple – The Most Revered Goddess of Kanchipuram and Other Temples in Her Premises
• Sri Ekambareswarar Temple – the largest Shiva temple in Kanchipuram
• Sri Kailashnath Temple – the oldest Shiva temple in Kanchipuram
• Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple – the largest temple of Vishnu and the center of Vishnu Kanchi
• Sri Vaikuntha Perumal Temple – The Unique Temple of Vishnu in Shiva Kanchi
