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Kancheepuram District

Kancheepuram District
The temple city of Kancheepuram is a district on the northern East Coast of Tamil Nadu. It is bordered by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai District in the east, Tiruvallur and Chennai District in the north, Viluppuram District in the south and by the Bay of Bengal in the east.

The city of Kancheepuram forms the district headquarters. Kancheepuram marks an important place in history dating back to several centuries BCE.

Major Tourist Attractions in Kanchipuram District

  • Kailasanathar Temple, 3 kilometres away from Kancheepuram bus stand and 2.7 kilometres away from Kancheepuram Railway Station
  • Kanchi Mutt, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Kamakshi Amman Temple, around 1 kilometre from city center
  • Ekambareswarar Temple, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, 3 kilometres from city center
  • Vaikunta Perumal Temple, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Sri Ashtabuja Perumal Temple, 2 kilometres from Kancheepuram bus stand
  • Ulagalandha Perumal Temple, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Kachapeshwarar Temple, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Jain Temple, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Devarajaswami Temple, 3 kilometres from city center
  • Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, 6 kilometres from city center
  • Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple, 10 kilometres from city center
  • Sakunthala Jaganathan Museum of Folk Art, 1 kilometre from city center
  • Crocodile Bank, near Mahabalipuram around 44 kilometres from Chennai
  • Srinivasa Peruma Temple, Semmanjeri, 30 kilometres from Chennai on OMR
  • Melmaruvathur, 42 kilometres from Kancheepuram
  • Aringar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, around 60 kilometres from Kancheepuram
  • Kovalam, on the way to Mahabalipuram 40 kilometres from Chennai
  • Muttukadu Boat House, on the ECR at Muttukadu, Chennai, 85 kilometres from Kancheepuram
  • Mahabalipuram, 66 kilometres from Kancheepuram

How to reach Kancheepuram

Road – Kanchipuram is well connected by a good network of roads. Bus services are available to all major cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Pondicherry, Thirupathi and Thiruvannamalai. Kancheepuram is located at a distance of 75 kilometres from Chennai.

Rail – Arakonnam Railway Station (29 kilometres away) and Chennai Railway Station (around 75 kilometres away) are the nearest railheads.

Air – Chennai International Airport (65 kilometres away) is the nearest Airport.

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