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Kamakshi Amman Temple

காஞ்சிபுரம் காமாட்சியம்மன் கோயில்

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 12.8407°, 79.7032°

Kamakshi, an aspect of Adi ShaktiPallavaDravidianMaha Shakti PeethaSapta PuriShakti Peethadisputed

Contested attributions

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Sacred since
500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
attributed to the 5th-8th c. (Pallava), with later work
Pallava

History & significance

The principal goddess temple of Kanchipuram and one of the foremost centres of Shakta worship in the south, where Kamakshi is seated in padmasana rather than standing. Its origins have been variously placed with the Pallavas between the fifth and eighth centuries and with later Chola-period work.

Sthala katha — the legend

It is told that the goddess Tripura Sundari destroyed the demon Bhandasura and then settled at Kanchipuram; another account says a golden image of Kamakshi was brought here in 1783 after the collapse of Vijayanagara.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava