Kamakshi Amman Temple
The Pallavas founded this temple to Kamakshi in their own capital, and Kanchipuram has kept it ever since.
- Where
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.8407, 79.7032
Get the Kamakshi Amman Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kamakshi Amman Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kamakshi Amman Temple
Kanchipuram Silk Looms 0.7 km
Silk woven here with the border and body made separately then joined, a technique specific to this town.
Ekambareswarar Temple 0.8 km
One of the five element shrines, this one for earth, with a mango tree said to be old beyond counting.
Kailasanathar Temple 1.5 km
The oldest temple in Kanchipuram, Pallava sandstone from around 700, weathered soft.
Varadharaja Perumal Temple 3.3 km
One of the Divya Desams at Kanchipuram, with a lizard on the ceiling people touch for luck.
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary 35 km
Protected by villagers since the eighteenth century.
Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruttani 38 km
The fifth abode of Murugan, on a hill of three hundred and sixty five steps.
Veeraraghava Swamy Temple 40 km
A Vishnu temple at Tiruvallur, north west of Chennai, built in the Tamil manner.
Poondi reservoir 42 km
One of the reservoirs Chennai drinks from, sixty kilometres out on the Kosasthalai.
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Questions
Where is Kamakshi Amman Temple?
Kamakshi Amman Temple is in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kanchipuram Silk Looms (0.7 km), Ekambareswarar Temple (0.8 km), Kailasanathar Temple (1.5 km).
How do I get the Kamakshi Amman Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kamakshi Amman Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kamakshi Amman Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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