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Moolavar
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Kamakshi Amman
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Urchavar
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Amman / Thayar
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Thala Virutcham
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Shenbagam
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Theertham
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Pancha Ganga
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Agamam / Pooja
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Old year
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2000-3000 years old
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Historical Name
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City
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Kancheepuram
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State
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Tamil Nadu
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Temple History :
Kanchi Kamakshi temple is situated at about 5 acres of land
and has four entrances. The main entrance of the temple has a Kalabhairavar
deity on its left and the Mahishasura Mardini deity on the right. On the centre
of the entrance you can see a huge Dwajasthampa.
Moving further to the entrance of the Kamakshi deity you can see a Vinayaga
deity. Moving on a straight line further, Goddess Kamakshi is visible.
Goddess Kamakshi is
surrounded by deities of Ayyapan, Saraswati, Annaporani and Adisankaracharya on
its outer prakaram. The Goddess also has Varahi, Arupalakshmi Kalvarperumal (one of the 108 Divya Desam of
Vaishanavities), Roopalakshmi and Arthanariswarar deities
surrounding the sanctorum of Goddess on its Gayatri Mandapam. There is Santhanasthampam inside the
prakaram of Goddess which is called the Nabisthan of
the Goddess. There is a Srichakra Yantra (Sri
Kamakoti Peetam) established by Jagadguru Sri Adisankaracharya
in front of the Goddess deity. There is also a temple tank inside the premises.
Kamakshi temple has a
close relation with the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and its successive
Sankarcharyas. The temple has a gallery of Adisankarcharya's Life history
inside the temple premises itself. Goddess Kamakshi is the main deity and the
temple is one of the fifty one Shakti peetas. The temple is spelled as Nabisthana - Ottiyana peetam.
The temple also has a golden Gopuram on the sanctorum of the Goddess Kamakshi
deity which is visible to all devotees.
About Goddess
Kamakshi:
The Goddess Kamakshi is in a sitting posture in the temple.
This posture is called the Padmasana posture. The Padmasana posture is said to
resemble a lotus. In the Yogic practice this resembles the form of meditation.
The Goddess holds a Sugarcane bow on her left upper arm and Lotus, Parrot in
her right upper arm. The Goddess also has divine chakras called Pasa and Angusa
in her arms.
The Goddess also has a Chandraperai (a shape of moon like
structure) in her forehead. The Goddess Kamakshi is situated in the middle of
temple premises.
History reveals that Goddess Kamakshi was praying under a
mango tree with a Shiva lingam made of sand to marry the great Lord Shiva.
After a long duration of dedicated and devoted meditation to Lord Shiva, Lord
Shiva appeared before her and married the Goddess Kamakshi, a divine form of
Parvati. There are no traditional Parvati or Shakti shrines in the city of
Kanchipuram, apart from this temple, which adds even more legend to this
temple.
Location
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The temple is in the heart of Kancheepuram with
adequate travel facilities from all parts of Tamilnadu.
Near By Railway Station : Kancheepuram
Near By Airport : Chennai
Near By Railway Station : Kancheepuram
Near By Airport : Chennai
5:00 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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