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Kanchipuram Slideshow
Top Hotels in Kanchipuram
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Grt Regency - Kanchipuram
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Sterling Mahabalipuram Kanchipuram
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Hotel Jaybala International Kanchipuram
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M.M. Hotel Kanchipuram
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Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram
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Kushal Lodge Kanchipuram
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Hotel Baboo Soorya Kanchipuram
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Kanchipuram
Travel Blogs from Kanchipuram, India
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The Land of Bobble Heads
This is a top pick! ... power outages. But, really, thanks Beth and Adam for letting us crash with you. We led a pretty simple life in Kanchipuram, involving lots of eating and a crash course in Indian customs. For example, there is a totally different body language here ...
Up the East Coast, part II: Chola Empire
This is a top pick! ... (TTDC) tour. The bus was full of Indian tourists with a woman guide. Our journey would take us to Kanchipuram and Mammalapuram, two historical and holy cities. Our first stop was Ekambareswarar Temple, with the Prithivi Lingam in the inner ...
Kanchipuram - Ekambaranathar Temple
The ancient Ekambareswarar or Sri Ekambaranatha Swamy temple of Lord Siva is one of the 5 Pancha Bootha Sthalams, representing the element Earth. The main shrine is made of sand and known as a Prithvi Linga. The temple dates from the pre ...
Chennai: This is family business y'all
Chennai, Kanchipuram; Tamil Nadu, India October 24-28, 2008 Tamilian Solidarity Amidst Flooding on Anna Salai I said goodbye to Ankit on Oct 24, barely made my flight because of the long queues at the airport for Deepavali weekend (thank goodness I was ...
Ancient temple under ASI control
We stopped by an interesting old monument, one of many such ancient minor temples, maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. An interesting feature was a sculpture of a many headed idol on the temple vimanam tower. ...
Kanchipuram
... ;by any standards, but even more so as this was absolutely delicious. The last stop of the day was Kanchipuram where we visited the Perumal temple with its huge goporum or temple gate. This is covered in carvings depicting prominent characters ...
Kanchipuram
We left Chennai early in the morning on the one day Mamallapuram tour run by the Tamil Nadu tourism office. Kanchipuram was our first stop and we would spend the entirity of the morning there. Like many of Tamil Nadu's major cities, this town is ...
Muuttumaton Intia
Olin ihan varma, etta Intia olisi ainakin sikali muuttunut, etta tanne olisi tullut edes muutamia tavallisia ruokakauppoja ja jotain ravintolaketjuja. No viimeksi mainittua "kehitysta" on kylla tapahtunut ja Kalle luki jostain lehdesta, kuinka naita ...
Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple Kanchipuram
The Varadaraja Perumal or Devaraja Swamy temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu dates from the 12th century. The idol of Sri Varadaraja Perumal is housed in the sacred Pushkarini tank . The deity is taken out only once in 40 years for worship by devotees. ...
Kanchipuram - Ancient Kailasanathar Temple
... walls of the complex. The sanctum sanctorum is closed between 12 noon and 4pm but the complex is open all day. Kanchipuram is within 2 hours driving distance of Chennai, well connected by public transport. Temples of Tamil Nadu by AV Shankaranarayana ...
Last stop on the Asian Express
I think you know when you've been too long in a country when the rules stop making sense. Or rather, when you finally snap at the rules that never made sense and never will make sense. When you start swearing at a cinema attendant for not allowing you to ...
Vedanthangal
... this before as we sat just down there having our tea? Have we become accustomed to such a high level of background noise here in India that it simply didn't register? But this, this is amazing. We climb a look-out tower and... what a sight! The water ...
Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple
... Kamakshi Amman Temple is one of the foremost Shakthi [Mother Godess] shrines. Kamakshi is the only Ambal shrine in Kanchipuram, there being no other separate Ambal shrines in any of the other temples. The sanctum is crowned with ...
Chennai
Monsoon has just passed - though the last remnants are still visible; plenty of gushing water on the roads/streets. Have been walking through the streets today trying not be run over my the myriad of Autorickshaws, buses and motor bikes. The air is ...
Hotter and Hotter and Hotter it gets!!
Hey everyone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hope all is good???????? Done so much since last time I wrote that won't bother to put it all down but yesterday we went on a tour of the nearby villages............................ Started off by the village nicknamed the ...
Birthday plans .................................
... monkey and they had to fly to Thailand to get the correct injections as there was none of the right stuff India.......... 2 weeks after getting home, she went out to dinner and came back to her house having burnt down completely................nothing at ...
I hate computers
Hey everyone! Finally I have managed to put some pictures on this thing................................ 3rd attempt lucky.............. I've already been here for nearly an hour and a half ............... Anyway also wanted to say thanks for all ...
No more anti-malarials!
Last night I realised that my anti-malarials were giving me anxiety attacks............................. Yes it took me a ehile to figure this out! Basically the medical team volunteers suggested I stopped taking them as amongst other side effects I ...
No title appropriate
I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to write this here but.................. I've just seen my first dead body........he died trying to save someone in the water. We're staying right next to the hospital and his body is lying in the doorway ........ ...
The end is nigh...................................
Well here I am in the hotpot they call Chennai or as it used to be more suitably named Madras........................ heck it's hot and oh my word I have nearly died about 5 billion times in the last 24 hours........... Wayne - you and I both know I ...
Silk Saree Galore in Kanchipuram
Driving down from Pondicherry to Kanchipuram, we came across a rock city where sculptures of statues are made here.The name of this place was Mamallapuuram. It was pretty exciting except the main attraction to the rock park entrance fee for tourist ...
Kanchipuram
Escursione in giornata a Kanchipuram con bus pubblico... Ci sarebbe piaciuto visitare anche Tiruvannamalai, ma diventa troppo lunga e toccherebbe spostare i bagali e cercarsi un'altra guest house. Viaggiare con mezzi locali purtroppo comporta qualche ...
Friday- 1st week
... the children. Chris, Will and I, the first timers in India are going on a weekend excursion to see the temples in Kanchipuram, visit the french influenced city of Pondicherry and then the stone carvings in Mahabalipuram At the end of viewing the ...
Temples of Torture or Places of Passion?
This is my last stop in the Tamil Nadu region of Southern India and Kanchipuram (translates as Golden City) is one of the most holy cities in India. It was the old capital of the Pallava and is home to famous silk houses with someone trying to sell you ...
Pallava monuments, beaches, and a french cafe
Today was the first day with the car and driver. It is so nice to be driven around! I explored Mamallapuram today. It is known for its Pallava monuments. These are early stone monuments and caves carved out of huge boulders. There ...
short visit in silk-city
... Geld besorgen muss, also wieder raus und ab zur Haupteinkaufsstrasse. Da reiht sich ein Seidengeschaeft ans andere. Kanchipuram ist die beste, tollste Seidenproduktionsstadt Indiens...heisst es. Da ich mir aber vorgenommen hab, das ...
Feeling the warmth of people of India
The tour to Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram started at 6:30 in the morning. I woke up at 5, actually I barely even slept because I was up all night killing cockroaches and thinking about life in India. When I was in Japan, I really envied Japanese and now ...
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