Kancheepuram Temples

Dasa Mahavidya Homam in Kanchipuram is performed on specific days. This ritual is an individual puja performed for your family members. The puja duration is 6-7 hours. This puja is usually performed by ten to twelve priests. One thousand Japa will be performed for each deity. Usually, it takes 3 …

Chandi Homam in Kanchipuram is performed daily. The puja duration is 5-6 hours. Typically, five to six priests will be performing this ritual. During this ritual, 13 chapters of Parayanam will be performed. It will take about four hours to recite all 700 slokas. Anyone can perform this puja regardless …

Gandharva Raja Homam in Kancheepuram is performed daily. Anyone can perform this puja regardless of their age. The ritual is an offering to “Viswavasu,” the king of Gandharvas, one of the gods thought to guard virgins. Even in usual marriages, pooja is offered to this Gandharva before the couple is …

The 70th marriage in Kancheepuram is performed daily. The 70th marriage, or Bhima Ratha Shanti, is performed on your birth star day. Even an unmarried person can perform this puja. Bhima Ratha Shanti is performed to appease Lord Shiva. Usually, this puja will be organized by the couple’s children and …

The 60th marriage in Kancheepuram is performed on your birth star day. The puja duration is 3 hours. Typically, two to three priests will be performing this ritual. The terms “shasti” (sixty years) and “aptha poorthi” (completion) refer to a ritual carried out after sixty years have passed. This puja …

Adi Varaha Perumal Temple Kanchipuram: History and Timings There is another divya desam in Kanchipuram on the premises of Kamakshi Amman Temple. It is in the prakaram of the temple of Goddess Kamakshi. Here, God can be seen with all four hands, almost like a sculpture on a rock near …

Pavalavannam Temple Kanchipuram History and Timings The Kamakshi Amman Temple and the Pavala Vannar Temple are very close to the Kanchipuram Railway Station.Under Pavala Vimana lives Pavalavannar, who is the ruling god. He is sitting on the heavenly couch of Adisesha with five heads and his back to the west. …

Nilathingal Thundam Perumal Temple Kanchipuram: History, and Timings The shrine of Nilathingal Thunda Perumal is another divya desam for Vaishnavites.In Kanchipuram, you can see this shrine to Lord Vishnu in one of the prakaras of the Ekambareswarar temple. Another interesting thing about this sannidhi is that it is inside the …

Sri Azhagiya Singar Temple Kanchipuram: History, Timings, and Route This divya kshetram in Kanchipuram is very close to the Deepaprakasar temple. This is a very old, dilapidated temple. There is not even a Rajagopuram. There are 3 sannidhis: one for the Lord, one for Thayar Amruthavalli and one for Garudar. …

Ashtabhuja Perumal Temple Kanchipuram is one of 108 Divya Desams, which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. About two kilometers separate this temple from the Lord Varadaraja Perumal temple. It’s located in Chinna-Kanchipuram. It faces away from the Yathoktakari temple. Under a Chakragosha vimana, the Lord is depicted standing and facing west.The …