Manimekalai, the famous Tamil classic, and Perumpanattu Padai, a great Tamil poetical work, vividly describe Kanchipuram city, as it was at the beginning of the Christian era. The place finds its name in Patanjali's Mahabhashya, written in the 2nd century BC. The history of Kanchi can be traced back to several centuries BCE.
It is the headquarters of the Kanchi matha, a Hindu monastic institution believed to have been founded by the Hindu saint and commentator Adi Sankaracharya, and was the capital city of the Pallava Kingdom between the 4th and 9th centuries. Kanchipuram is administered by a Special grade municipality constituted in 1947.The city is well known for its hand woven silk sarees and most of the city's workforce is involved in the weaving industry. Of the 108 holy temples of the Hindu god Vishnu, 14 are located in Kanchipuram. The city is a holy pilgrimage site for both Saivites and Vaishnavites.Thc cith houses Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, and Kumara Kottam, which are some of major Hindu temples in the state. In Hindu theology, Kanchipuram is one of the seven Indian cities to reach final attainment. The city was also a religious centre of advanced education for Jainism and Buddhism between the 1st and 5th centuries.Kanchipuram based Buddhist institutions were instrumental in spreading Theravada Buddhism to South East Asia. Historically, Kanchipuram was a centre of education and was known as the ghatikasthanam, or "place of learning". The city's historical monuments include the Kailasanathar Temple and the Vaikunta Perumal Temple.Located on the banks of the Vegavathy River, Kanchipuram has been ruled by the Pallavas, the Medieval Cholas, the Later Cholas, the Later Pandyas, the Vijayanagar Empire, the Carnatic kingdom, and the British. Chennai International Airport is the nearest domestic and international airport to the city, which is located at Tirusulam in Kanchipuram district.
Kanchipuram is well connected by road and rail. It is the administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram District.
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