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Kanchipuram, or Kānchi or Kāncheepuram, is a famous temple city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It served as the capital city of the Pallava Kingdom. It is also known by its former names Kanchiampathi, Conjeevaram, and the nickname "The City of Thousand Temples" It is now the Administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram district. Kanchipuram is located 72 kilometers from Chennai, the ...
The Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram, also referred to as the Kailasanatha temple, is a Pallava -era historic Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it is one of the oldest surviving monuments in Kanchipuram. [1] It reflects a Dravidian architecture and was built about 700 CE by Narasimhavarman II with additions by ...
The Adyar River, which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in the Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary. The 42.5-kilometre (26.4 mi) long river contributes to the estuarine ecosystem of Chennai. Despite the high pollution levels ...
Kanchiepuram district is situated on the North Eastern part of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00' latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' longitudes.
Kanchipuram serves as one of the most important inland tourist destinations in India. Kanchipuram has become a centre of attraction for foreign tourists as well. The city covers an area of 36.14 km 2 (13.95 sq mi) and an estimated population of more than 13,00,000 in 2021. [2] It is the administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram District ...
IIITDM Kancheepuram, which was established in 2007, was initially operating from its temporary campus within its mentor institute, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The institute has moved to its permanent campus at Kelambakkam-Vandalur road near Chennai in 2011. It was declared as an Institute of National Importance (INI) [2] by the ...
Elevation. 102.94 m (338 ft) Varadharaja Perumal Temple, also called Hastagiri and Attiyuran, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in the city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu believed to have been visited by the 12 poet saints, or the Alvars. [1]
Pallava, Chola kings. Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of earth, or ...