Kanchipuram Private Day Tour from Chennai

Sightseeing  :  India  :  Chennai  :  Chennai  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

Visit the City of One Thousand Temples, one of the seven most sacred pilgrim centers for the Hindus. Kanchipuram houses 108 temples, dedicated to Shiva and 18 to Vishnu. Aside from the temples, it is also known as the "Silk City" for its breathtaking, hand-woven sarees. The silk weavers of Kanchi go back more than 400 years and have given it an enviable reputation as the producer of the best silk sarees in the country. Kanchipuram, located 80km (50 miles) southwest of Chennai, was capital of the Pallava dynasty during the 6th to 8th centuries, when the Pallavas created the great stone monuments of Mamallapuram. Today, a typically hectic modern Indian town is famed for its numerous important and vibrant temples, some dating from Pallava, Chola or Vijayanagar times, and also for its high-quality silk sarees, woven on hand looms by thousands of families in the city and nearby villages. In south India, these sarees are considered very special for their superior and rare color combinations.. Being an integral part of South Indian weddings, Kanchipuram Sarees hold a luxurious status.

You will be picked up at your hotel in Chennai at 8am and transferred to Rajiv Gandhi Memorial (is a memorial to Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at the site where he was assassinated at Sriperumbudur). Upon arrival to Kanchipuram, visit famous Kalasanathar, Varadaraja, Kamashiamman and Ekambareshwarar temples. After, you will proceed to the silk factory-showroom to see and understand the production process and rich weaving of different sarees. Once this tour is over, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Chennai.