Kanchipuram

Sri Varadaraja Swamy temple, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu

• Meditation: I meditate on Devi Kamakshi performing penance at Kanchipuram worshipping Lord Shiva under a mango tree.

• Kanchipuram: Kanchipuram is an ancient pilgrimage which is a Moksha Puri, a Shakti Peetha, a Pancha Bhoota Sthalam and has several Divya Desams.

• Moksha Puri: Kanchipuram is one of the seven Moksha Puris (Mathura, Ayodhya, Mayapuri, Kashi, Kanchi, Avantika and Dwarka).

• Kanchi Shakti Peetha: Devi Kamakshi temple of Kanchipuram is a Shakti Peetha identified with the Kanchi Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• Ekambareshwarar: Ekambareshwarar temple of Kanchipuram is a Pancha Bhoota Sthalam associated with the element of Prithivi (Earth). It is also a Paadal Petra Sthalam whose glory is sung by the Nayanmars.

• Divya Desams: Kanchipuram has several Divya Desams:

1. Thirukkachchi Divya Desam

2. Thiru Ashtabhuyakaram Divya Desam

3. Thiru Vekka Divya Desam

4. Thiru Velukkai Divya Desam

5. Thiruthanka Divya Desam

6. Thirukkalvanoor Divya Desam

7. Thiru Ooragam Divya Desam

8. Thiru Neeeragam Divya Desam

9. Thiru Kaaragam Divya Desam

10. Thirukkaar Vaanam Divya Desam

11. Thiruparameshwara Vinnagaram Divya Desam

12. Thiru Pavala Vannan Divya Desam

13. Thiru Nilathingal Thundam Divya Desam

14. Thiru Paadagam Divya Desam

15. Thiruputkuzhi Divya Desam

• Kanchipuram is located in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu.

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Meditation on Earth and Life: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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