List of Names & Information on Famous Hindu Temples in Kanchipuram District

Here you can find list of names and information (like history, architecture & facts) on ancient / old Hindu temples in Kanchipuram, India. These Famous temples in Kanchipuram district are most visited and most sought after best tourist places. You can also find photos of Kanchipuram temples / mandir.

The Ekambareswarar Temple is considered to be amongst the five chief temples dedicated to Lord Shiva or Pancha Bootha Sthalams symbolizing the prime element that is Earth. The Pancha Bootha Sthalams is a Sanskrit term which means the five temples of Shiva each of which stands for the expression with regard to the five main elements relating to nature and they are water, sky, land, fire and air. Pancha means five, the term Bhoota stands for elements and the word Stala refers to place.

The Akilandeswari temple located in Thiruvanaikaval and the Meenakshi temple at Madurai together with the Kamakshi temple are identified to be the imperative worshipping hubs of Parvati in the form of mother goddess in the entire Tamil Nadu state. The chief deity that is Kamakshi, is observed to be in a regal seating position known as Padmasana in preference to an usual form of standing position. The seated position that is Padmasana actually refers to a particular posture of yoga depicting affluence and peace.

Lord Shiva like all the other temples is represented in the form of a lingam. The chief place of worship houses a Shivlinga with 16 sides and made of black coloured granite stone sanctified in the temple itself. The area of the chief shrine includes a padabhanda adhisthana meaning a centrally located podium with quite gracefully engraved images of various gods along with a moulded form of Nandi, the sacred bull who is believed to be protecting the deity.

The temple of Sri Subramaniya Swami in the city of Kanchipuram holds an important position with regard to the Hindu mythology. The pilgrimage journey of the Hindus includes a compulsory visit to this temple in order to make to make it a complete journey. Lord Shiva is found in a "Soma Skandha" posture in this temple. The pose relates to a position where Lord Shiva remains seated with goddess Shakthi on his left and his own son that is Lord Subramanya in between them.

The Shore temple is supposed to be amongst the most multifaceted kind of temples within the country including two places of worships that are positioned at the back of each other. The temple complex is known to house three temples among which one is large and the other two comparatively small in size. The reigning deity of the temple is none other than the popular revered Hindu god Lord Shiva. One of the shrines faces the east side and the other west side. An interesting aspect is that these two mentioned places of worship are divided by another one that is the third place of worship.

The Varadaraja Perumal Temple is considered to be quite significant owing to the belief that a prominent and legendary Hindu researcher named Ramanuja related to Vaishnava philosophy that is Visisht Advaita resided in this particular temple. The mentioned temple together with Kamakshi Amman Temple and Ekambareswarar Temple of Kanchipuram is commonly referred to as Mumurtivasam which means the home of trio. Among all the Divya Desams, the Varadaraja Perumal temple of Kanchipuram is acknowledged as the "Perumal Koli" as it is supposed to be amongst the most holy places for the followers of Vishnu or Vaishnavites.