Lecture Series on World Heritage and Culture

128th Cultural Legacy Of Kanchipuram

Dr G Sethuraman Art Historian & Dr V Vedachalam Archaeologist

Kanchipuram has been a historical andcultural center for all Indian religious faiths from ancient times. It is located about 72 kilometers away from Chennai, the capital of the present Tamil land. This place has two principal divisions, the big Kanchi and the little Kanchi, which are respectively called the Siva Kanchi and Vishnu Kanchi. The former is the bigger division having the group of larger temples like the Kailasanatha, Vaikunthapperumal, Ekambranatha and Kamatchi. The little Kanchi is a compact village centering round the Varadarajaswami temple.

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