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| Vaikunta Perumal Temple (Kancheepuram) |
Vaikunta Perumal Temple is one of the important Vishnu temples. It was built by the Pallava king in the 7 th century A.D.
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| Kailasanathar Temple (Kancheepuram) |
Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Kailasanatha is the oldest and the most beautiful temple in Kanchi.
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| Ekambareswarer Temple (Kancheepuram) |
The ancient Sri Ekambareswarer Temple, one of the largest temples in Kancheepuram, is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was constructed in 1509, by Krishnadevaraya.
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| Varadarajar Temple (Kancheepuram) |
This massive and impressive edifice contains a hundred-pillar hall, noted for it's exquisite sculptures. The ornamental rings carved out of a single stone in a chain at the four corners are the special features of the hall.
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| Kamakshi Amman Temple (Kancheepuram) |
One of the three holy places of Sakthi worship in India, the others being Madurai and Varanasi. This temple was built by the Cholas during 14 th century A.D.
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| Anna Memorial (Kancheepuram) |
Kancheepuram is the birth place of Dr. C.N. Annadurai, the scholar-statesman, affectionately called 'Anna'. His house has been converted into a memorial.
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| Deemed University - Enathur (Kancheepuram) |
Kanchi Sankara Mutt, has set up a University of Advance Learning at Enathur. There is a statue of Adi Sankara and a library here.
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| Handloom Industry (Kancheepuram) |
The temple city is renowed world wide for it's handloom industry especially the hand-woven silk sarees.
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| Thiruparuthi Kundram (Around Kancheepuram) |
This is a suburb of Kanchi on the southern bank of the Vegavathi river. It was the centre of Jainism.
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| Thiruthani (Around Kancheepuram) |
Thiruthani is one of the six abodes of Lord Subramanya situated on a hilltop, famous for it's Karthigai festival.
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| Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Kancheepuram) |
It is one of the major water-bird sanctuaries in India. Situated at a distance of about 48 kms from Kancheepuram, it is an important breeding ground for water-birds.
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| Uthiramerur (Around Kancheepuram) |
An ancient Shiva temple built according to shilpa shastras. There is also an ancient multi-storeyed Vaishnative temple with Ashtanga Vimana.
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| Sriperumpudhur (Kancheepuram) |
The birth place of Saint Ramanujar -- the father of Vaishnavite philosophy and hence an important pilgrim centre for the Vaishnavites. A memorial of Rajiv Gandhi is situated here.
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| Vandalur (Around Kancheepuram) |
The new sprawling, 1,265-acre Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, the biggest in South India, has among other species, a superb collection of tropical mammals, birds and reptiles.
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| Devarajaswami Temple (Kancheepuram) |
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, this enormous monument was built by the Vijayanagars.
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