Kamakshi Amman Temple
Short Overview:
The Tamil saying Kanchi Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi and Kaasi Visalakshi illustrates the importance of the Shakthi shrine that it is, the Kamakshi Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Kamakshi one of the forms of the goddess Parvati, it is located in the historic city of Kanchipuram.
Long Overview:
The Kamakshi Amman temple at Kanchipuram is an ancient one and is associated with Aadi Sankaracharya of the 1st millennium CE. Kamakshi Amman Temple built in the 14th century by the Cholas this temple is dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi – the presiding deity of Kanchi. Here, the goddess is worshipped in the form of a Chakra placed in front of the idol. An image of Sankaracharya is also worshipped. There is a debate regarding Sri Sankaracharya is said to have defeated Buddhist philosophers here. It is one of the three holy places of Shakthi worship in India, the other two being Madurai and Varanasi.
The temple has a golden “gopuram” in the centre. This imposing temple is the site of the annual care festival, held on the 9th lunar day in February/March. This is probably the only town with a unique feature that none of the other temples have a separate shrine for the goddess. The Kamakshi temple is the house of the goddess in this town.
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