Kanchi
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Kanchi is a historic temple city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, renowned as a major center of Hindu pilgrimage and classical learning.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage center
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city ⓘ historic city ⓘ temple city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipal corporation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kanchi Kshetra
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Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientName | Kāñcīpura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adi Shankaracharya
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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ |
| distanceFromChennai_km | about 70 ⓘ |
| educationalRole |
center of Sanskrit learning
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center of Vedic studies ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Divya Desam Vishnu temples
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Hindu temples ⓘ Panchabootha Sthala of Shiva (Ekambareswarar) NERFINISHED ⓘ classical learning ⓘ silk sarees ⓘ |
| festival |
Brahmotsavam at Varadaraja Perumal Temple
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Panguni Uthiram at Ekambareswarar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDynasty |
Chola dynasty
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Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Tondaimandalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISOCode_state | IN-TN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | City of Thousand Temples ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kanchipuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Ekambareswarar Temple
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Kailasanathar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakshi Amman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulagalantha Perumal Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikunta Perumal Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Varadaraja Perumal Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onRiver | Vegavathi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageStatus | one of the seven Moksha-puris ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shaivism
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Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Pallava dynasty ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
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