Kamakshi Amman Temple
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📍 Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
⭐ Featured National SignificanceOne of the most revered Shakti Peethas in South India, Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram is dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi, the divine mother who grants all desires and removes obstacles.
🕒 Practical Information
🕉️ Spiritual Details
Goddess Kamakshi (Parvati)
Shakti Peetha
Kamakshi, Parvati, Adi Shakti
✨ Spiritual Highlights
The goddess is believed to fulfill all desires of devotees while also helping them transcend material desires. She grants prosperity, removes obstacles, blesses marriages, and provides protection from negative energies.
The temple is famous for fulfilling wishes related to marriage, childbirth, education, and career. Many believe that sincere prayers to Kamakshi can resolve seemingly impossible problems and grant divine intervention.
Offering prayers for fulfillment of desires, participating in special pujas, offering flowers and sarees to the goddess, performing archana, and seeking blessings for marriage and prosperity.
Fulfillment of righteous desires, removal of obstacles, marital bliss, fertility and childbirth blessings, educational success, prosperity, and spiritual advancement toward liberation.
📖 About Kamakshi Amman Temple
Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is one of the most important Shakti Peethas and holds immense significance in South Indian spirituality. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi, an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, who is believed to have performed penance here to marry Lord Shiva. The temple is unique as it houses both the fierce and benevolent forms of the goddess. Kanchipuram, known as the "City of Thousand Temples," has this temple as its spiritual crown jewel. The goddess is depicted in a yogic posture, which is rare among South Indian temples, and she is believed to control desire (Kama) and grant liberation.
🏛️ Architecture & Heritage
Dravidian Architecture (7th Century CE (Pallava Period))
Ancient Dravidian architecture with beautiful gopurams, intricate stone carvings, golden vimana, and unique yogic posture of the goddess
Kamakshi deity in unique sitting posture, Sri Chakra, ancient sculptures, golden kalasam
🎉 Festivals & Celebrations
Navaratri: September-October, Kamakshi Jayanti: March, Panguni Uthiram: March-April
Special Friday prayers, Lalitha Sahasranama recitation, women's special prayers
Navaratri celebrations with special decorations, Aadi month goddess worship, winter festivals
🙏 Rituals & Traditions
Daily pujas, abhishekam ceremonies, Lalitha Sahasranama chanting, special women's rituals, Friday special prayers
Unique sitting posture worship, women's special prayer traditions, desire fulfillment rituals, marriage blessing ceremonies
Blessed prasadam including coconut, fruits, traditional sweets, and sacred kumkum
👕 Visitor Guidelines
Traditional South Indian attire preferred. Sarees for women, dhoti/formal wear for men. Modest clothing required.
Wheelchair accessible to main areas. Assistance available for elderly and disabled devotees.
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🕉️ Divine Snapshot
Goddess Kamakshi (Parvati)
Shakti Peetha
5:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 631502, India
✈️ How to Reach
Chennai Airport (70 km)
Kanchipuram Railway Station (2 km)
Kanchipuram Bus Stand (1 km)
By Road: Well connected from Chennai via GST Road. By Train: Direct trains from Chennai and other major cities. Regular bus services available.
🏨 Accommodation
Various accommodations available including guest houses, hotels, and dharamshalas in Kanchipuram.
🗺️ Nearby Attractions
Ekambareswarar Temple, Kailasanathar Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchi Mutt, and silk weaving centers
🙏 Associated Deities
🎧 Audio Guide Available
Audio guide is available for this temple to enhance your spiritual experience.