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KanchipuramKanchipuram or Kancheepuram (also sometimes Conjeevaram) is the name of a temple town and district in Tamil Nadu, India's southernmost state. Kanchipuram is located on the Palar River, and known for its temples and silk sarees. There are several big temples, notably Kamakshi Amman Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kumara Kottam, Kachapeshwarar Temple and many more. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silk sarees, which are woven manually and considered as a finest quality in India. Kanchipuram district is in the northeast of Tamil Nadu, adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. It is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts, in the north by Thiruvallur district and Chennai district, in the south by Villuppuram district. It lies between 11 00' to 12 00? North latitudes and 77 28' to 78 50' East longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,432 km² and coastline of 57 km. History Kanchipuram is one of the oldest cities in South India, and was a city of learning for both Tamil and Sanskrit, and was allegedly visited by Hsuan Tsang. It was during the reign of Pallava dynasty, from the 4th to the 9th centuries that Kanchipuram attained its limelight. The city served as the Pallava capital, and many of the known temples were built during their reign. The Kanchi Matha Kanchipuram is also one of the seat of Adi Sankara Pethams, which was founded some 2500 years ago, but this time frame is widely disputed. It hit nationwide headlines in November 2004 when the present Kanchi Shankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, was arrested by the Tamil Nadu government. On January 10th the Supreme Court of India announced that there was no evidence against the Acharya and granted him bail. Acharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi was actively involved in various social programs to improve the living conditions of the poor and needy in the society. List of Pontiffs - Sri Adi Sankara Bhagavatpada
- Sri Suresvaracharya
- Sri Sarvajnatman
- Sri Sathyabodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Jnanandendra Saraswati
- Sri Suddhanandendra Saraswati
- Sri Aanandaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Kaivalyanandayogendra Saraswati
- Sri Krpa Sankarendra Saraswati
- Sri Sureswara
- Sri Sivananda Chidghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati
- Sri Satchidghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Vidyaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati
- Sri Ujjvala Sankarendra Saraswati
- Sri Sadasivendra Saraswati
- Sri Yogafilaka Surendra Saraswati
- Sri Martanda Vidyaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Muka Sankarendra Saraswati
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati II
- Sri Bodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Satchisukhendra Saraswati
- Sri Chitsukhendra Saraswati
- Sri Satchidanandaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Prajnaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Chidvilasendra Saraswati
- Sri Mahadeve11dra Saraswati I
- Sri Purnabhodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Bhodhendra Saraswati II
- Sri Brahmanandaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Chidanandaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Satchidananda Saraswati
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati III
- Sri Chitsukhendra Saraswati
- Sri Chitsukhanandendra Saraswati
- Sri Vidyaghanendra Saraswati III
- Sri Abhinava Sankarendra Saraswati
- Sri Satchidvilaasendra Saraswati
- Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati II
- Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati II
- Sri Brahmanandaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Anandaghanendra Saraswati
- Sri Purnabhodhendra Saraswati II
- Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati I
- Sri Sandranandabhodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati IV
- Sri Advaitanandabodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati III
- Sri Chandrachudendra Saraswati I
- Sri Vidyateerthendra Saraswati
- Sri Sankaranandendra Saraswati
- Sri Purnananda Sadasivendra Saraswati
- Sri Vyasachala Mahadevendra Saraswati
- Sri Chandrachudhendra Saraswati II
- Sri Sarvajna Sadasiva Bhodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati II
- Sri Atma Bodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Bhagavannama Bodhendra Saraswati
- Sri Advaitatma Prakasendra Saraswati
- Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati IV
- Sri ChandrasekharendraSaraswati V
- Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati V
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati VI
- Sri Sudarsana Mahadevendra Saraswati
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati VII
- Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati V
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal
- Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal
- Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal
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