A Traveler’s Guide to Kanchipuram cuts through many challenges to document and describe the city’s temples and sacred sites in a concise, well-organized format. The Guide begins with more than twenty temples and sites dedicated to Shiva and goddesses associated with Shiva. More than a dozen temples and sites dedicated to Vishnu and associated saints follow. But Kanchi is not only important for Shaivite and Vaishnavite histories, it is also home to a significant number of Jain, Buddhist, Islamic, and other sacred structures, which are also included in the Guide.

Any visitor to Kanchi will benefit from this helpful guidebook. Each temple section includes the temple history, location, architectural description, discussion of sculpture, mythology, and key facts such as religion, primary deity, patron and date of construction (if known).