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The
Kamakshi
Temple
is
an
ancient
Hindu
Temple
dedicated
to
Kamakshi,
the
ultimate
Goddess
Lalita
Maha
Tripura
sundari.It
is
located
in
the
historic
city
of
Kanchipuram,
near
Chennai,
India.
The
Meenakshi
Temple
in
Madurai,
the
Akilandeswari
temple
in
Thiruvanaikaval
near
Tiruchirappalli
and
this
Kamakshi
temple
are
the
important
centers
of
worship
of
Goddess,
in
the
state
of
Tamil
Nadu.The
Temple
was
most
probably
built
by
the
Pallava
kings,
whose
capital
was
Kanchipuram.The
Image
of
the
main
Deity,
Kamakshi,
is
seated
in
a
majestic
Padmasana,
a
yogic
posture
signifying
peace
and
prosperity,
instead
of
the
traditional
standing
pose.
Goddess
holds
a
sugarcane
bow
and
bunch
of
five
flowers
in
the
lower
two
of
her
arms
and
has
a
pasha
(lasso),
an
ankusha
(goad)
in
her
upper
two
arms.
There
is
also
a
parrot
perched
near
the
flower
bunch.
There
are
no
other
Goddess
temples
in
the
city
of
Kanchipuram,
apart
from
this
temple,
which
is
unusual
in
a
traditional
city
that
has
hundreds
of
traditional
temples.There
are
various
legends
that
account
for
this
fact.According
to
a
local
legend,
Adi
Shankaracharya
established
the
Sri
Chakra
in
this
Kamakshi
Devi
temple
in
the
trough-like
structure
in
that
shrine.As
per
Hindu
legend,
Kamakshi
Amman
is
considered
in
line
with
Meenakshi
at
Madurai
and
Visalakshi
at
Varanasi.
Kamakshi
is
the
only
Shakti
shrine
centered
across
all
Shiva
temples
in
Kanchipuram
which
do
not
have
separate
shrines
for
Amman.Kamakshi
is
worshipped
thus
as
Parabrahma
Swaroopini.
She
is
none
other
than
Lalitha
Maha
Tripura
Sundari
herself.This
can
be
further
supported
in
tantric
texts
such
as
Tripura
Rahasya,
Bahvrucha
Upanishad
and
most
importantly,
Brahmanda
Purana
which
discusses
how
Lalitha
Devi
resides
in
Kamakoti
Peetha
in
Kanchi.The
temple
occupies
an
area
of
5
acres
(2.0
ha).The
sanctum
houses
the
image
of
Kamakshi
in
seated
posture
and
is
flanked
by
the
trinity
of
Shiva,
Vishnu
and
Brahma.There
are
smaller
shrines
of
Bangaru
Kamakshi,
Adi
Shankara
and
Maha
Saraswathi
around
the
sanctum.The
picture
provides
a
glimpse
view
of
Temple
Pond
and
Gaja
Shed.
Everyday
the
temple
rituals
start
with
Go
Pooja
and
Gaja
Pooja.
There
is
a
separate
shed
with
Elephants,
which
performs
pooja
to
the
deity
by
trumpeting
every
day
early
morning
5.AM.
In
front
of
the
Grabagraha
there
is
a
Gayatri
Mandapam
to
the
right
of
the
shire
we
can
see
the
deities
arupa
lakshmi,
swaropa
lakshmi.The
temple
is
maintained
and
administered
by
the
Hindu
Religious
and
Charitable
Endowments
Department
of
the
Government
of
Tamil
Nadu.
The
Devi
in
Adi
Kamakshi
temple
which
is
close
by
the
present
Kamakshi
temple,
is
called
by
various
names
like
Kirtimati,
Devagarbha
in
extant
Tantric
works
like
Tantrachudamani.
She
has
four
hands
containing
in
each
of
them
respectively,
Ankusa,
Pasa,
Abhaya
and
a
Kapala.
This
description
corresponds
to
those
extant
old
tantric
works...
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