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Kanchipuram (Kachi Anekatangavadam), Tamil Nadu · 12.8419°, 79.6911°
A Shiva temple in Kanchipuram revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canon Tevaram and counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams. It remains an active place of worship maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Tradition holds that Vinayaka himself installed the lingam here, and that the deity slew the demon king Kesi and brought about Vinayaka's marriage to his daughter Vallabai.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
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