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  Kanchipuram city of Tamil Nadu - India
Kanchipuram district is situated on the north-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, adjacent to the Bay of Bengal and Chennai city.
Kanchipuram, the temple town is the district headquarters.
Kanchipuram's exquisite silk sarees are woven from pure mulberry silk in contrasting colours and have an enviable reputation for texture, lustre, durability and finish.
www.bharatheritage.in /tamil-nadu/kanchipuram.htm   (917 words)

  
 Kamakshi Amman Temple at Kanchipuram
The Kamakshi Amman temple at Kanchipuram is an ancient one and is associated with Aadi Sankaracharya of the 1st millennium CE.
Ekambreswarar temple, the Kamakshiamman Temple and the Kumara Kottam temple and the Ulagalanda Perumaal Temple are the primary shrines in Periya Kanchipuram.
Kanchipuram is the seat of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham established by Adi Sankaracharya.
www.templenet.com /Tamilnadu/kamakshi.html   (552 words)

  
 Ramayana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The modern Indian author Ashok Banker has so far written a series of six English language novels based on the Ramayana.
The Gaiety Railway Theatre Company of Kanchipuram has presented revisionist views of this epic, seeking to restore the pride of the Dravidian people.
These versions of the Ramayana diverge sharply from traditional presentations, with Ravana portrayed as a statesman scholar with whom Sita was infatuated, and Rama as a playboy prince with little application or dedication, who ordered massive genocide on a drunken whim.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ramayana   (5943 words)

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