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Historical PeriodEra
Ancient
3000 BCEAncientPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
varies by tradition
- Gender
- female
- Vahana
- Nandi (sacred bull)
- Element
- earth
- Sacred Colours
- redgold
- Sacred Flowers
- lotus · tulasi · champaka
- Sacred Trees
- peepal · bilva (bael) · tulasi
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers · kumkum · sweets · coconut
- Sacred Animals
- Nandi (sacred bull) · peacock · elephant
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Skanda Purana — temple kshetra mahatmyapurana
trade_routes:
- "Kanchipuram temple pilgrimage corridor"
connected_events:
- event: "Ancient Tamil Sangam period" significance: "One of the earliest temple sites in Tamil Nadu" connected_events:
- event: "Ancient Tamil Sangam period" significance: "One of the earliest temple sites in Tamil Nadu" connected_events:
- event: "Ancient Tamil Sangam period" significance: "One of the earliest temple sites in Tamil Nadu"
Kanchipuram Moksha Puri
Fifth of the Sapta Mokṣa Purī. Only city in the list to have both Shaiva Ekambareshwar (earth-linga) AND Vaishnava Varadaraja Perumal (Divya Desam) as equal sovereigns.
Canonical status
Kāñcīpuram — Sapta Mokṣapurī #5
Sthalapurana (Temple Legend)
The sacred history of this shrine is recounted in local Sthalapurana texts and the Divya Prabandham hymns.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
Mantravaries by tradition
- Vāhana
- Nandi (sacred bull)
- Sacred animals
- Nandi (sacred bull)peacockelephant
- Sacred flowers
- lotustulasichampaka
- Sacred trees
- peepalbilva (bael)tulasi
- Offerings
- flowerskumkumsweetscoconut
- Sacred colours
- redgold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Kanchipuram Moksha PuriAncient📍 Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, IndiaKāñcīpuram — Sapta Mokṣapurī #5
Sources & provenance
📜 1 Primary🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookD.C. Sircar. Sakti Pitha canonical sources (1948)
- 📖Supporting reference