Conjeevaram

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Conjeevaram is the former English name for Kanchipuram, an ancient South Indian temple city renowned for its historic shrines and silk weaving tradition.

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Conjeevaram canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historical place name
climate tropical wet and dry climate
contains Ekambareswarar Temple
Kailasanathar Temple
Kamakshi Amman Temple
Varadaraja Perumal Temple
country India
distanceFromChennai_km approximately 70
district Kanchipuram district
linked to: Kanchipuram
formerNameOf Kanchipuram
hasAlternativeName Conjeevaram Kanchi
Kancheepuram
Kanchi
Kanchipuram
hasCulturalHeritage classical South Indian temple architecture
traditional silk handloom industry
hasEducationalInstitution Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies
hasFestival Brahmotsavam at Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Navaratri at Kamakshi Amman Temple
Panguni Uthiram
linked to: Panguni Uttiram
hasPostalCodePrefix 631
hasReligiousInstitution Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Hinduism
hasRiver Palar River
Vegavathi River
historicalRegion Chola kingdom
linked to: Chola dynasty

Pallava kingdom
linked to: Pallava dynasty

Vijayanagara Empire
isFamousTempleCity true
isPilgrimageCenterFor Shaivites
Vaishnavites
knownFor Hindu temples
Kanchipuram silk sarees
silk weaving
languageSpoken Tamil
locatedIn India
Tamil Nadu
locatedInRegion South India
nearByCity Chennai
silkProduct Kanchipuram silk saree
state Tamil Nadu
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transport Kanchipuram railway station
weavingTechnique handloom silk weaving

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Kanchipuram alternateName Conjeevaram
C. N. Annadurai givenName Conjeevaram
subject linked to: Anna