Kanchipuram

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Kanchipuram is an ancient temple city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a major center of Hindu scholarship and pilgrimage, especially within the Sri Vaishnavism tradition.

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Kanchipuram canonical 61
Kanchipuram district 31
Kanchipuram city 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu holy city
city
pilgrimage center
temple city
administrativeRole headquarters of Kanchipuram district
alternateName Conjeevaram
Kanchi
Kanchipuri
associatedAcharya Adi Shankaracharya
Ramanuja
linked to: Ramanujacharya
associatedPhilosophy Visishtadvaita Vedanta
linked to: Vishishtadvaita
climate tropical wet and dry climate
country India
distanceFrom 72 km from Chennai (approximate)
district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
famousProduct Kanchipuram silk saree
governingBody Kanchipuram Municipality
hasEducationalRole center of Sanskrit learning
center of Vedic studies
hasNumberOfDivyaDesams 14
historicalDynasty Chola dynasty
Nayak rulers
Pallava dynasty
Vijayanagara Empire
knownFor Hindu pilgrimage
Hindu temples
Sri Vaishnavism scholarship
ancient architecture
silk sarees
language Tamil
locatedIn South India
locatedOn Palar River basin
linked to: Palar River
majorTemple Ashtabujakaram Perumal Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple
Kailasanathar Temple
Kamakshi Amman Temple
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple
Vaikunta Perumal Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Yathothkari Perumal Temple
notableStructureType Dravidian-style gopurams
primaryReligion Hinduism
region Tondai Nadu
religiousTradition Shaivism
Sri Vaishnavism
sacredStatus Divya Desam center
one of the seven Moksha-puris
state Tamil Nadu
timeZone IST (UTC+5:30)

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Ramanujacharya associatedWithPlace Kanchipuram
Ancient India capitalCity Kanchipuram
subject linked to: ancient India
Sriperumbudur district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sapta Puri hasMember Kanchipuram
Sadras locatedIn Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sadras administrativeDivision Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Pallava dynasty capital Kanchipuram
C. N. Annadurai birthPlace Kanchipuram
Palar River passesNear Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Chengalpattu district borders Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Tiruvallur district borders Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Viluppuram district borders Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Narasimhavarman I capital Kanchipuram
Sriperumbudur taluk district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sriperumbudur taluk partOf Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sriperumbathur district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sriperumbathur region Kanchipuram region
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency locatedIn Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Sriperumbudur Assembly constituency category Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Adikesava Perumal Temple, Sriperumbudur locatedIn Kanchipuram district
subject linked to: Adikesava Perumal Temple
linked to: Kanchipuram
Adikesava Perumal Temple, Sriperumbudur district Kanchipuram district
subject linked to: Adikesava Perumal Temple
linked to: Kanchipuram
Anantha Saras locatedIn Kanchipuram
Pushkarini locatedInCity Kanchipuram
Pushkarini locatedInDistrict Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Rajagopuram locatedIn Kanchipuram
NH 48 connectsCity Kanchipuram
Kanchi alsoKnownAs Kanchipuram
Kanchi locatedIn Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Kanchipuri alsoKnownAs Kanchipuram
Kanchipuri locatedInDistrict Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Conjeevaram formerNameOf Kanchipuram
Conjeevaram hasAlternativeName Kanchipuram
Conjeevaram district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram silk saree hasOrigin Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram silk saree isAssociatedWith Kanchipuram temple town
linked to: Kanchipuram
Tondai Nadu traditionalCenter Kanchipuram
Tondai Nadu historicalCapital Kanchipuram
Tondai Nadu hasCity Kanchipuram
Tondai Nadu hasCity Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
Tondai Nadu containsTempleTown Kanchipuram
Perumal Koil locatedIn Kanchipuram
Perumal Koil isMajorTempleIn Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram Municipality district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram