Visit Kanchi

Places to go

Here is a list of places that you might be interested in seeing during your visit to Kanchipuram…note however there are many more sites not documented by us as yet (and will strive to keep adding)…

Saivite Sites

Kanchipuram is home some of the very important Saivite Temples in India

Vaishnavite Sites

Kanchipuram is home to 15 out of 108 Divya Desams (Vaishnavite Sites revered by Azhwars)

Buddhist Sites

Though there are just few Buddhist Sites in Kanchipuram today, it was once a thriving Buddhist center...several statues of Buddha can be seen in and around Kanchipuram today

Jain Sites

Kanchipuram was once seat of Jainism and a famous centre of learning. There are Jain temples of historical and religious importance that we have listed here...

Mutts

There are several mutts in Kanchipuram including the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and the Parakala Swami Mutt

Other Sites

There are several other important sites in Kanchipuram that are associated with history and culture.