1 Day - Kancheepuram Mamallapuram Tour
Tour Description
Experience an impeccable mélange of spirituality and glory of the bygone era. Witness the divine charm of the spiritual sites of Kancheepuram, bask in the glory of the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments at Mamallapuram and revive your youthful exuberance at Muttukadu.
Places Covered
Kancheepuram (Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman temple, Sri Ekambaranathar Temple, Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple), Mamallapuram (Shore Temple, Arjuna’s Penance, Five Rathas & Butterball), Muttukadu Boat House.
Sri Ekambaranathar Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram.It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, and specifically the element of earth, or Prithvi. Shiva is worshiped as Ekambareswarar or Ekambaranathar, and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Prithvi lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Elavarkuzhali. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman temple
The Kamakshi Temple is an ancient Hindu Temple dedicated to Kamakshi, the ultimate form of Goddess Lalitha Maha Tripurasundari(Parvati). It is located in the historic city of Kanchipuram. The temple is one of the three famous Sakthi-Parvathi Temples(Kanchi-Kamakshi,Madurai-Meenakshi, Kasi-Visalakshi).Is an ancient Hindu Temple dedicated to Kamakshi, The Temple was most probably built by the Pallavakings, whose capital was Kanchipuram.
Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple or Hastagiri or Attiyuran is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the holy city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu believed to have been visited by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. It is located in a suburb of Kanchipuram known as the Vishnu Kanchi that is a home for many famous Vishnu temples. One of the greatest Hindu scholars of Vaishnava Vishishtadvaita philosophy, Ramanuja is believed to have resided in this temple.
Shore Temple
The Shore Temple (built in 700–728 AD) is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is a structural temple, built with blocks of granite, dating from the 8th century AD. At the time of its creation, the site was a busy port during the reign of Narasimhavarman II of the Pallava dynasty. As one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, it has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.It is one of the oldest structural (versus rock-cut) stone temples of South India.
Arjuna’s Penance
Arjuna's Penance is a story from the Mahabharata of how Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, performed severe austerities in order to obtain Shiva's weapon. The idea, which pervades Hindu philosophy, is that one could obtain, by self-mortification, enough power even to overcome the gods. In order to protect themselves, the gods would grant the petition of any ascetic who threatened their supremacy in this way - a kind of spiritual blackmail, or give to get. (This meaning of the word penance, by the way, is specific to Hinduism. Unlike the Catholic rite of penance, it is performed to gain power, not to expiate sin.)
Five Rathas
Pancha Rathas (also known as Five Rathas or Pandava Rathas) is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture. The complex was carved during the reign of King Narasimhavarman I (630–668 AD): the idea of realising monolithic buildings, an innovation in Indian architecture, is attributed to this ruler. The complex is under the auspices of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed by UNESCO as Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.
Butterball
Krishna's Butterball (also known as Vaan Irai Kal and Krishna's Gigantic Butterball) is a gigantic granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state of India. Since it is part of the Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built during 7th- and 8th-century CE as Hindu religious monuments by the Pallava dynasty.
Muttukadu Boat House
Muttukadu boat house is a water sport facility on the East Coast Road at Muttukadu, Chennai, India, offering rowing, wind surfing, water skiing, and speedboat riding. It is a backwater area of the Bay of Bengal. The boat house was inaugurated in 1984 and has 15 row boats, 27 speedboats and 9 pedal boats, besides two high-speed aqua scooters. The water depth varies between 3 ft and 6 ft. It is owned and operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC).
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Day 1
Time
Activity
06:30 AM
Tourism Complex, Chennai
09:10 AM
Kanchi Kamakshi Amman temple
09:40 AM
Breakfast at HTN, Kancheepuram
10:20 AM
Varadharaja Perumal Temple
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Places Covered
10
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
The tour begins at an early hour in the day. Your first stop will be at the Ekambaranathar temple, one of the largest in India covering 25 acres which will be followed by your visit to the Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple where the deity is sitting in a yogic posture signifying peace and prosperity instead of the traditional standing pose. Now you will stop for breakfast at HTN, Kancheepuram whereafter you will be visiting the temple of Varadharaja Perumal, better known as the iconic Atthi Varathar temple which is brought out for worship once every 40 years. As for some touristic pleasure, you may shop at the Silk Saree Handloom till noon. Then you will be taken to the site of Five Rathas where each chariot is carved over a single, monolith of granite and other mythological sites as Shore temple, one of the oldest structural temples down south, Arjuna’s penance, carved of pink granites and Krishna’s butterball which has been at the same place for 1200 years.You will then break for a late lunch at BRC, Mammallapuram following which will be your boating time at Muttukadu Boat House. Post which you will be taken back to the Tourism Complex as your tour ends.
06:30 AM
Tourism Complex, Chennai
09:10 AM
Kanchi Kamakshi Amman temple
09:40 AM
Breakfast at HTN, Kancheepuram
10:20 AM
Varadharaja Perumal Temple
10:50 AM
Handloom Silk Saree Shoping
01:30 PM
Five Rathas
02:10 PM
Shore Temple, Arjuna’s Penance, Krishna's Butterball
03:15 PM
Lunch at BRC, Mamallapuram
04:15 PM
Muttukadu Boat House
07:00 PM
Tour ends at Tourism Complex
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