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Kanchi Kamakshi

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Kanchi Kamakshi

Goddess of Kanchipuram

மரபு · Hindu

காலம் · Ancient

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⏳Historical PeriodEra

Ancient

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Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Om Kāmākṣyai Namaḥ

Gender: female
Vahana: tiger (puli — South Indian tradition; Sanskrit 'siṃha' becomes tiger) / haṃsa
Weapon: sugarcane bow · flower arrows · pāśa · aṅkuśa
Sacred Colours: redgold
Sacred Flowers: red lotus · kaḍamba · jasmine
Sacred Trees: mango (sthala-vṛkṣa at Kanchi)
Sacred Offerings: silk · gold · kumkum · sugarcane
Sacred Animals: tiger (puli) · parrot
Sacred Birds: parrot

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Primary Scriptures

3 sources

Saundarya Laharīstotra
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya
Lalitā Sahasranāmastotra
Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa
Kāmākṣī Vilāsapurana

Kanchi Kamakshi

Goddess of Kanchipuram

Overview

Kanchi Kamakshi is the presiding goddess of Kanchipuram, a form of Parvati.

Key Facts

State: Tamil Nadu
City: Kanchipuram

Source: Temple records

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MantraOm Kāmākṣyai Namaḥ

Vāhana: HaṁsaSiṁhaVyāghra (Tiger)
Sacred animals: tiger (puli)parrot
Sacred birds: parrot
Sacred flowers: red lotuskaḍambajasmine
Sacred trees: mango (sthala-vṛkṣa at Kanchi)
Offerings: silkgoldkumkumsugarcane
Weapons / emblems: sugarcane bowflower arrowspāśaaṅkuśa
Sacred colours: redgold

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Saundarya Laharīstotra
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya
Lalitā Sahasranāmastotra
Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa
Kāmākṣī Vilāsapurana

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Sources & provenance

📜 3 Primary🎓 2 Scholarly

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Primary sourceBook
Dennis Hudson. Temples of the Goddess in the Tamil Country (2007)
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Primary sourceBook
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. Saundarya Laharī (8)
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Primary sourceBook
Lalitā Sahasranāma
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Scholarly sourceBook
R. Champakalakshmi. The City and the Temple: Kanchipuram's Sacred Geography (1996)
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Scholarly sourceBook
David Gray. Sri Vidya and the Legitimation of Power (2007)

புனித அட்டவணை

கதை
புவியியல்
மேற்கோள்கள்
தொடர்புடைய ஞானம்

காலவரிசை

Ancient

புனித புவியியல்

Tamil Nadu, Kanchipuram

முதன்மை மேற்கோள்கள்

📜
Primary sourceBook
Dennis Hudson. Temples of the Goddess in the Tamil Country (2007)
📜
Primary sourceBook
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. Saundarya Laharī (8)
📜
Primary sourceBook
Lalitā Sahasranāma
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Scholarly sourceBook
R. Champakalakshmi. The City and the Temple: Kanchipuram's Sacred Geography (1996)
🎓
Scholarly sourceBook
David Gray. Sri Vidya and the Legitimation of Power (2007)

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"Kanchi Kamakshi." ELGODS: Spiritual Encyclopedia of India, Deities, https://elgods.jambudweep.tech/explore/deities/kanchi-kamakshi. Accessed August 22, 2026.

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