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Kalidasa has described, it to be the best among the cities (Nagareshu
Kanchi) just as Jati (jasmine) is the sweetest amongst the flowers, Rambha
the most beautiful amongst women and Grihasthasrama the most ideal amongst
the four asramas of human life. The king of Kanchi, Mahendravarman-I was a
great scholar and musician, a man of great intelligence and also a great
playwright. Yuan Chwang, the great Chinese traveler, visited the city in
the 7th century and said that this city was 6 miles in circumference and
that its people were famous for bravery and piety as well as for their
love of justice and veneration for learning. He further recorded that
Buddha had visited the place. As regards learning, Kanchi stood second in
glory only to Banaras.The history of Kanchi can be traced back to several
centuries before the advent of the Christian era. The place finds its name
in Patanjali's Mahabhashya written in the second century B.C. Manimekalai,
the famous Tamil classic, and Perumpanattu Padai, a great Tamil poetical
work, vividly describe the city as it was at the beginning of the
Christian era.Pathupattu, one of the sangam literatures reads that the
king Thondaiman Ilandirayan ruled this town around 2500 years ago.
From the 3rd to the 9th century A.D. Kanchi was the capital of the
Pallavas who ruled over the territory extending from the river Krishna in
the north to the river Kaveri in the south. The Pallavas fortified the
city with ramparts, moats, etc., with wide and well laid out roads and
fine temples. They were a great maritime power with contacts with far-off
China, Siam, Fiji, etc., through their chief Port Mamallapuram, the modern
Mahabalipuram. The Cholas ruled this town from 10th century to 13th
century. Kings of Vijayanagara dynasty ruled from 14th century to 17th
century. The temple tower, 192 feet height in Ekamabaranadhar temple and
100-pillar mandabam (building) in Varadaraja Perumal temple in this town
are famous for the architectural techniques of Vijayanagara Dynasty. The
British Viceroy Robert cleave, who is responsible for the British Ruling
in India had exclaimed the architectural techniques of Varadharaja perumal
temple and presented a fabulous jewelry to this temple. Kanchi was a major
seat of Tamil learning as well as an important place of pilgrimage for
Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.Once the seat of learning and religious
fervour started its climb down from the mughal ionvasions followed by
three centuries of colonial rule under the british.
Ancient Kanchipuram , the city of thousand temples , is one of the seven
most sacred pilgrim centres Ayodya, Madura, Maya, Kasi, Kanchi, Avanthi,
Duvaragai for the Hindus. Kanchipuram owns 108 temples dedicated to siva
and 18 to vishnu besides scores of other temples, mosques and churches and
Adi Shankara Mutt. It has within its limits historical places like
kanchipuram and mahabalipuram which are steeped in south indian culture
and have won acclaim for their great edifices and magnificient temples of
exquisite architectural beauty.
Temple festivals are held throughout the year and apart from the temple
car (ratha) festivals which are held in January, April and May. There are
other days when the idols in the temples are taken out in procession on
their respective vahanas or vehicles
Today, apart from its temples,
this small town is also known for its thriving handloom industry.
Kancheepuram town is also known as Silk City since the main profession of
the people living in and around is weaving silk sarees. The silk weavers
of Kanchi settled more than 400 years ago and have given it an enviable
reputation as the producer of the best silk sarees in the country. Woven
from pure mulberry silk and have an enviable reputation for texture,
lustre, durability and finish. The sarees in dazzling colours are
available in every imaginable design and variety, which can make the job
of selection quite challenging.
More than 5,000 families are engaged in this industry and their
spectacular creations are marketed by a number of co-operative socities,
located all over the state. The products of Kancheepuram silk sarees are
in architectural techniques, by using standard quality of fine gold
threads; thus they are worthy and good quality in nature.To compare with
other silk sarees, the Kancheepuram silk sarees are very famous in the
world.
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