Brahmanda Purana
Lalita Sahasranama — Kamakshi = Lalita Tripura-Sundari
Kanchipuram · Tamil Nadu
Shri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram
Kamakshi — Goddess of desires; Lalita Tripura-Sundari
अन्य नाम: Kanchi Kamakshi · Kamakshi Amman · Lalita Tripura Sundari
- Foremost among Adi Shankaracharya'…
- 7 Saptapuri
- Included among the 18 Maha Shakti…
- Among the 108 Shakti Pithas
इस मन्दिर की विशेषता
- Foremost among Adi Shankaracharya's 3 principal Shakti Pithas (others 2: Visalakshi Kashi + Meenakshi Madurai)
- 7 Saptapuri (Kanchi — moksha-granting city)
- Included among the 18 Maha Shakti Pithas (as the Kamakhya-svarupa)
- Among the 108 Shakti Pithas (worldwide tradition)
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मूल विग्रह
मुख्य देव एवं स्वरूप
Shri Kamakshi Devi (Lalita Tripura-Sundari form; the Adi Shankaracharya-established Sri Chakra-installed shanta-svarupa)
Goddess seated in padmasana; 4 arms — pasha, ankusha, flower-bow, flower-arrow; in front of the Adi Shankaracharya-installed Sri Chakra
सम्प्रदाय: Shakta — Sri-Vidya tradition
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स्थल-पुराण
कथा, इतिहास एवं महत्व
Devi Bhagavata Purana
Shakti-pitha narrative
Skanda Purana
Kanchi Mahatmya
Saundarya Lahari
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya — Kamakshi-stuti
संत एवं परम्परा
- Adi Shankaracharya (8th century) — to transform the fierce-form of Kamakshi into Shanta-svarupini, installed the Sri Chakra; founded the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham; composed the Saundarya Lahari
- Muka-Shankara and the Kanchi Acharya tradition — traditional acharyas of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
- Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swamigal — Peethadhish of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham; traditional trustee of the temple
ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम
- 6005th-8th century — construction of the original temple in the Pallava era — Wikipedia Kamakshi Amman Temple
- 8008th century — Adi Shankaracharya installed the Sri Chakra and founded the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham — Wikipedia + Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
- 1500Temple expansion and courtyard construction in the Chola + Vijayanagara eras — Wikipedia
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नित्य उपासना
दर्शन समय एवं आरती
05:30 से 20:30 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम 12:00-16:00 (midday rest)
Usha Kalam05:30-06:00
First puja of the day
Morning puja and abhisheka06:00-12:00
Midday puja11:00-12:00
Evening puja16:00-19:00
Ardha-jama puja (shayana)20:00-20:30
Last puja of the day
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दर्शन
दर्शन के प्रकार
General Free Darshanनिःशुल्क
Darshan of the main Kamakshi Devi is free.
Special Archana / Abhisheka
Lalita-Sahasranama-archana, Sri-Chakra-archana, Kumkum-archana; online booking.
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उत्सव
प्रमुख पर्व एवं उत्सव
Navaratri (Ashwin)Ashwin Shukla Pratipada-Dashami
The supreme annual festival — 9-night special Shakta upasana; nightly alankara; lakhs of devotees. 2026 Shardiya Navaratri — 12-21 October.
Theppam (float festival)Thai-Magha month
Goddess's rath-yatra and float in the Kamalasana-mandapa pushkarini
Brahmotsavam (10-day)Vasant
10-day annual festival; rath-yatra; grand alankara
Adi-PooramTamil Adi month, Pooram nakshatra
Principal day of the Tamil devi festival
Vishakha Vishakhashtami
The goddess's birthday
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आस्था
मनोकामना एवं फल
Kamakshi = 'fulfiller of desires' goddess; Lalita Tripura-Sundari form; particular for marriage-sankalpa and suitable-spouse acquisition
स्रोत: Brahmanda Purana Lalita Sahasranama
Adi Shankaracharya-installed Sri Chakra; principal pitha of Sri-Vidya upasana
स्रोत: Tantra shastra + Saundarya Lahari
Pitha of the joint yatra of Kamakshi (Kanchi) + Visalakshi (Kashi) + Meenakshi (Madurai) — Adi Shankaracharya's 3 principal Shakti Pithas
स्रोत: Adi Shankaracharya tradition
Kanchi included among the 7 Saptapuri moksha-granting cities
स्रोत: Skanda Purana + Garuda Purana
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जप
मन्त्र एवं स्तोत्र
- Lalita SahasranamaKamakshi = Lalita; foundational stotra
- Saundarya Lahari
- Kamakshi Ashtakam
- Sri Vidya Panchadashakshari MantraFoundational mantra of Sri-Chakra upasana
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तीर्थाटन
समीप के तीर्थ एवं परिपथ
Shri Ekambareshwar Temple (Pancha-Bhuta: Earth)1.5 किमी
Shiva temple of the Earth-element among the Pancha-Bhuta sites; essential alongside the Kanchi yatra
Shri Varadaraja Perumal Temple3 किमी
Included among the 108 Divya Desam; principal Vishnu temple of Vishnu-Kanchi; Kanchi = Shiva-Kanchi + Vishnu-Kanchi
Kumarakottam (Murugan) Temple1 किमी
Murugan (Kartikeya) temple; Kanchi-Trimurti triangle (Shiva + Vishnu + Shakti + Murugan)
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham (Shankaracharya Math)500 मी
Included among the 5 Shankaracharya pithas established by Adi Shankaracharya; traditional trustee of the temple
Kailasanathar Temple2 किमी
8th-century Pallava-era Shiva temple; the oldest architecture of Kanchi
Foremost — Kanchi Kamakshi; others 2: Kashi Visalakshi + Madurai Meenakshi
3 मंदिर
Kanchi included among the 7 Saptapuri; others 6: Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Kashi, Ujjain, Dwarka
7 मंदिर
Central; Kanchi's Trimurti (Shiva + Vishnu + Shakti) — 1-day yatra
3 मंदिर
Alongside Varadaraja and Kanchipuram's other Divya Desam temples
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मार्गदर्शन
यात्रा एवं संपर्क
- पता
- Shri Kanchi Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam, Kanchipuram — 631502, Tamil Nadu
- हवाई अड्डा
- Chennai International Airport (MAA) — ~70 km
- रेलवे
- Kanchipuram Railway Station (CJ) — ~2 km from the temple
- उत्तम ऋतु
- October-March best; temperatures 20-30°C. Peak crowds during Navaratri and Brahmotsavam.
- वेबसाइट
- https://kanchikamakshi.org ↗
2 किमीKanchipuram Railway Station
1.5 किमीEkambareshwar Temple
3 किमीVaradaraja Perumal Temple
70 किमीChennai Airport
65 किमीMahabalipuram
80 किमीVellore
110 किमीTirupati