Top 3 places to visit in Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram is a town in Tamil Nadu and a famous tourist place. It is also famous because of its "Kanchipuram sarees." The city is also famous as the "golden city of a thousand temples." The city also has another name, Kanchi. Many people from around the world come here to learn and visit the temples with beautiful South Indian architecture. The well-known Kanchi Kamakshi Temple is in the city.

Athi Varadar Temple Kanchipuram

The Cholas built the Athi Varadaraja Perumal temple in 1053. The name of the temple comes from the words "Athi," which means "Fig," and "Varadaraja," which means "King who bestows presents." Two dattareyas put the image in the water tank because the Mughals might attack. The statue was placed in a silver box with snake-shaped clamps on the ends. The clamps helped keep the metal coffin and the wooden statue from coming to the surface. The Athi Varadar Temple is a famous pilgrimage place in Kanchipuram.

Ekambareswarar Temple

During the Kanchipuram tour packages, the Ekambareswarar Temple is a must-visit. The Ekambareswarar Temple is one of the five "Pancha Bhoota Stalam" (five Shiva temples, one for each of the five parts of life). It stands for the element Earth. People pray to Shiva as Ekambareswarar. The Pallavas built the modern structure of the temple around 600 AD. The temple is thousands of years old. On the other hand, the temple has art from almost every dynasty that held Kanchipuram. 

Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple

There is a lot of cultural history in southern India, and the Kamakshi Amman Temple is an essential piece of that history. This place of prayer is in the middle of Kanchipuram, also famous as the City of Temples. It is home to the divine Goddess Kamakshi, who is thought to be a form of Parvati, the Hindu goddess of love, fertility, and strength. One of the 51 Shakti Peethas is the Kamakshiamman temple. The Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple is a place worth visiting during the Kanchipuram tour packages.