Kanchipuram Reviews

Posted by purushotham
Chennai
Mar 06, 2013

Kanchipuram Experience: The destination was very cool and pleasant and neat, It is one of the heritage for INDIAN temples.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Sarees were very famous

Activities & things to do: hiiiiii

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: By road and air

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"Temple visit"

Posted by Karthik
Coimbatore
Feb 09, 2013

Kanchipuram Experience: Kanchipuram is known for its temples and the visiting all the temples is a worth exercise to do.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Kanchipuram has got some good veg restaraunts

Activities & things to do: Nothing much to do on activities.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Well connected by road , train and flight since chennai is near by.

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"Kanchi temple & sarees"

Posted by jayasankar
Chennai
Feb 06, 2013

Kanchipuram Experience: Temple city, time is short for visiting all the temples. Excellent temples, one should visit in their life time. Silk sarees great( vallet should be full)

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Excellent, except Hot weather

Activities & things to do: Silk saree purchase, temple visit

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Bus, car....

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"Two day trip"

Posted by AVINASH
Bangalore
Dec 28, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: Very peaceful place with lot of temples here and there...

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Nothing great its ok

Activities & things to do: Na

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Any Mode is fine

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"1000 Temple Silk city"

Posted by Sowjanya
Hyderabad
Dec 27, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: Beautiful place with lovely temples and pure silk sarees.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Amazing variety of south Indian food and coffee!

Activities & things to do: Temple Visit will take most of your time.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Its 75kms from Chennai

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"Temple visit to Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram"

Posted by Madhava
Bangalore
Dec 20, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: Kanchipuram is old capital city of the Pallava kings who ruled over most of Tamil nadu in olden times and has the famous temple of Kamakshi. Also worth seeing are the Vaikunta and Varadaraja Perumal and Kailashnath teamples. Kanchi is also famous for its silk sarees. Its very close to Mahabalipuram which has has some stone temples and carvings from the pallava era and a nice beach.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Shopping - Kanchi Silk Sarees. Sight Seeing - Temples - There are too many.

Activities & things to do: Shopping - Kanchi Silk Sarees. Sight Seeing - Temples - There are too many.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Very near to Chennai & Mahabalipuram.

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"kushal lodge"

Posted by VIJAY
Madurai
Dec 07, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: It is nearest the bus stand and near to kamakshi amman temple and 2 kms from railway station, the lodge well located for transport and food and atms

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: The hotel situated near to saravana bhavan and adyar ananda bhavan for veg people

Activities & things to do: But this hotel there was no activities like swimming pool and internet games and gym..

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: In chennai you reach kanchipuram by bus and train is well connected, you first book this hotel through phone and you check in or otherwise the hotel is not giving you the room...

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"Good"

Posted by R Govindarajan
Salem
Nov 29, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: Kanchipuram is the famous place for old and ancient temples. To see all the temple at kanchipuram you may require 1 complete month.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: South Indian and North Indian dishes available. best place for purchasing silk sarees. centrally located to chennai city and vellore golden temple.

Activities & things to do: Holy trip

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: From chennai AC bus available from Tnagar

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"City of Temples"

Posted by Charanyan
Sep 04, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: We went on a Pilgrimage to Kanchi, and a place to visit for all. Divinity combined with peace.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Within a short radius, one can visit 16 Divya Desams. Quality Good Served with some leading brands like A2B, HSB and Sangeetha at reachable distance.

Activities & things to do: Relaxed Visit to Temples and come back with clear thought and mind.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Best to reach via Bangalore Highway if travelling from Chennai. Neat Roads + you can cover couple of other temples like Sriperumpudur and Maduramangalam.

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"15 perumal darshan (of 108 divya kshetrams)at kanchipuram"

Posted by kotayya
Hyderabad
Jul 21, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: We visited KANCHI recently and could complete darshan of all 15 perumals(of 108 divya kshetrams) within a day by taxi.people may plan accdgly.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Sarvana hotel is good.rates are reasonable.one may find good hotels everywhere.Heritage Inn is agood budget hotel near bus stand road opp to taluk office with reasoble comfort but not of star hotel standards

Activities & things to do: One can visit other temples in one day.Plenty of autos available for short distance min charge rs40.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Better check in hotels after seeing rooms or going through visitors reviews.If one has heavy luggage better engage a taxi fo Chennai as one has to change busses and autos if plan to go by bus.

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"Temples town"

Posted by VICTOR
Chennai
Mar 13, 2012

Kanchipuram Experience: Kanchipuram is a temple city with more silk sarees mill and shops.Kanchipuram having more pilgrim tempels and most of the peoples are devotees of hindu god.more are teaching religious rituals to the younger generations to continues.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Kanchipuram co operative shop.

Activities & things to do: Branded and quality silk sarees are there.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Pleasant place to visit in Tamil Nadu

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"Kanchipurum"

Posted by vello
pietermaritzburg
Jan 05, 2010

Kanchipuram Experience: I used Kanchipurum as a base station to travel to North Arcot to viisit family there. I am a South African of indian origin. The Soorya Baboo hotel was pleasnt and the staff friendly and ever helpful. Food and shopping is simple and nice. A place of good south Indian hospitality.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Shops were plentiful of silk sarees

Activities & things to do: Generally visiting temples and silk shops

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Travel by hiring a private taxi which cost Rupees 2000 per day for 4 adults and one child to within 250km per day.

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"Kanchipuram - Temple city close to Chennai"

Posted by Snonymous
Mumbai
Sep 15, 2009

Kanchipuram Experience: Kanchipuram is a major pilgrimage destination and also a pleasant day trip from Chennai for those wanting a glimpse of Dravidian heritage without travelling too far. Another good reason to visit Kanchipuram is for its famous woven 'pattu podavai' i.e. silk sarees and equally well known fine Kanchi cotton textiles.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Temples, temples and more temples. For pilgrims, the Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple is a foremost Shakthi Peetham where worship is offered to the Sri Chakra. The Ekambaranathar Temple of Lord Siva is one of the 5 Pancha Bootha Sthalams, having an Earth Lingam made uniquely of sand. The Varadaraja Perumal Temple of Lord Vishnu is a Divya Desam, one of the foremost Vaishnavite shrines. Excellent typical South Indian vegetarian fare can be had at many hotels and restaurants on Gandhi Road, such as the famous Saravana Bhavan and Adyar Ananda Bhavan and many others. Most of the saree shops are also located on Gandhi Road.

Activities & things to do: For the casual non pilgrim tourist, the Ekambaranathar temple also has a 'Thousand Pillared Hall' with 1008 Sivalingams on the sides. A sacred mango tree on the premises is reputed to be 3500 years old bearing 4 different varieties of fruits.. The Varadaraja Perumal Temple has a beautiful '100 Pillared Hall' with exquisitely carved stone pillars, similar to the equestrian pillars seen at Srirangams Ranganathaswamy temple. The Kailasanathar temple complex is a must visit for its unique style and beautiful architecture. This temple is made of sandstone and is similar to the temples of Mahabalipuram, being constructed by the same Pallava emperors. Time permitting, a visit can also be made to the Vaikuntha Perumal temple for its sculptures and frescoes. There are many more smaller but equally ancient temples to see which are under the control of the ASI.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: By road it takes less than two hours to get there. Frequent trains and buses ply this route. Kanchipuram can also be combined with a quick visit to Mahabalipuram, if time is a constraint. For the casual visitor, it is better to go on non festival days when the temples will be less crowded. For worshippers, the sanctum sanctorum in all South Indian temples is closed between 12 noon and 4 pm. An early start to the day will be more pleasant given the generally warm climate of the region.

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"Kanchipuram review"

Posted by Gopinath
Kolkata
Feb 05, 2009

Kanchipuram Experience: Must visit Kamakshi Temple. There is a tree where you tie a thread or cloth with your wish. Normally childless couples get their wish of a child fulfilled. She is Kamakshi so she fulfils the need of KAMA,ie. you get a boy friend or a girl friend or a spouse if you really pray there and enjoy a happy conjugal life for those who are seperated from their partners.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: all sorts of food are available.

Activities & things to do: Beware of your wife, if you go she wont come without buying a KANCHIPURAM Saree. They are COMPARATIVELY cheaper than even Madras.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: best time to go there is during winter season as there is nothing called winter there.

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"Wow ! Silk sarees"

Posted by Sowmya
Chennai
May 29, 2006

Kanchipuram Experience: Kanchipuram is famous for silk sarees and Temples. It is located in Tamilnadu near Chennai. It is 1 hour drive from Chennai. Kamakshiamman temple is the only Ambal shrine in Kanchipuram.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: One should visit here to visit many temples and see Kanchipuram silk sarees. Hotel Sarava Bhavan has very good food. One can buy sarees directly from the weavers and it is cheaper here. But varieties are lesser compared to Chennai.

Activities & things to do: Activities here are dull. One can see sarees and visit temples.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: You can travel from Chennai, which is in Tamilnadu. Just one hour drive from Chennai i.e. 60-70 km from Chennai. Beware of pure silk sarees. You may be duped if you do not know about purity of silk sarees. Pure silk saree has weight, silky soft when touched whereas tested (not so pure) silk sarees zari border become black after 15 years which has less weight and rough to touch.

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