Kanchipuram - History

Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram (also sometimes Conjeevaram) is the name of a temple town and the headquarters of Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. In ancient times it is called as kachi and kachiampathi. Kanchipuram] is located on the Palar River, and known for its temples and silk sarees. There are several big temples, notably Ekambaranatha Temple which is one of the five form of abodes of Lord Siva, (it is the earth abode here, other abodes include Chidambaram(Sky), Kalahasthi (air), Thiruvanika ( ...

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Kanchipuram is one of the oldest cities in South India, and was a city of learning for both Tamil and Sanskrit, and was allegedly visited by Hsuan Tsang. It was during the reign of Pallava dynasty, from the 4th to the 9th centuries that Kanchipuram attained its limelight. The city served as the Pallava capital, and many of the known temples were built during their reign. The Chinese martial art of Shaolin, and the Zen school of thought, both went to China and Japan from Kanchipuram. Both these great contributions were taken to the far east by the third son of a Pallava king, w ...

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Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram - History, Kanchipuram - The Kanchi matha, Kanchipuram - Kanchi Silk Sarees

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