This note is to provide information about visiting Divya Desams in Kanchipuram.
We started at 2:30 p.m from Chennai and reached Kanchipuram at 3:45 p.m (about 73 kms). The temples listed in Part 1 below were covered in one evening (4.30 p.m - 7.30 p.m). The temples in Part 2 were visited in the following morning (8 a.m - 11 a.m).
Part 1
- Varadaraja Perumal
- Ashtabhuja Perumal
- Yadothkari Perumal
- Azhagiya Singar
- Deepa Prakasar
- Ulagalanda Perumal
Part 2
- Kamakshi Amman Temple - Adi Varaha Perumal
- Pachchai Varna Perumal
- Pavazha Varna Perumal
- Ekambreswarar Temple - Nila Thunda Perumal
- Pandava Dhoothar Perumal
- Vaikunta Perumal: The temple has Perumal in Nindra, Amarndha and Saayndha kolams i.e, standing, sitting and lying positions. The Perumal in standing and lying posiitons can be seen only on Ekadasi.
Tiruputkuzhi - another Divya Desam, is about 8 kms from Kanchipuram on the Chennai - Bangalore Highway towards Bangalore.
