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Weather: Tropical climate with almost uniform temperature, in summers, the temperature ranges between 36.6°C and 21.1°C while in winters, the temperatures varies from 28.7°C and 19.8°C.
About Kancheepuram
Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram (also sometimes Conjeevaram) is the name of a temple town and the headquarters of Kanchipuram district in Tamilnadu, India in ancient times it was called Kachi and Kachiampathi.
Kanchipuram is located on the Palar River, and known for its temples and silk sarees. There are several big temples, notably Ekambaranathar Temple which is one of the five form of abodes of Lord Siva, (it is the earth abode here, other abodes include Chidambaram(Sky), Kalahasthi (air), Thiruvanika (water) and Thiruvannamalai (fire)), Kamakshi amman Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kumara Kottam Temmple, Kachapeshwarar Temple, Kailasanathar Temple and many more. Kanchipuram is also famous for its Silk Sarees, which are woven manually. These saris are considered to be of the highest quality all almost every relatively well-off South India woman has a Kanjivaram sari in her collection. The Kanjivaram saris woven at Kanchipuram are also prized world wide.
Tourist Places
Sri Ekambareswara Temple Sri ekambareswara is in the form of "prithvi lingam" hence kanchipuram is also known as one of the pancha bhutha sthalas. according to a puranic ...more
Hotel GRT Regency
The franchise of GRT Regency now extends as far as Kanchipuram, providing you with a wealth of hospi... more hotel info Hotel Services: Safe, Credit Cards, Restaurants and Bars, Money Exchange.
Taxis, auto-rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available.
How to reach
By Air:
The nearest airports are in Chennai, where there are both domestic and international airports with regular flights from all the major cities in India and abroad.
By Train:
There are regular train services to and Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tirupati, and Bangalore, with the exception that trains for Chengalpattu do not run on national holidays.
By Road:
75 km from Chennai, it is well connected by a network of roads and frequent bus services to and from Chennai, Bangalore and other places.
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