The famous city Kanchipuram, is located 75 kms from Chennai which is the Religious Capital of South India. Kanchipuram is one of the seven sacred cities in India, Kanchipura was the historical capital of Pallavas.It has beea a centre of Tamil learning ,cultural and religious background for centuries.
 
                         Kanchipuram is known as one of India's Seven Sacred cities. Kanchipuram was,     one of India's seven sacred cities. Kanchipuram was the historical capital of the Pallavas. It was under the Pallavas from 6th to 8th century A.D and later became the citadel of Cholas, Vijayanagar Kings, the Muslim and the British. It has been a centre of Tamil learning, cultural and religious background for centuries.

                       KANCHIPURAM is well known for silk sarees. Kanchipuram is hailed as textile city the place is both handloom as well as machine woven silks sarees. The sarees manufactured here are famous across the globe.The famous temples Kamakshi Amman Temple, Varadaraja Temple, Kailashanathar Temple, Ekambareshwar Temple, Kumara Kottam, Ulahalanda Perumal Temple were situated here.  The city was also a great seat of learning. Sri Sankaracharya, Appar, Siruthonder and the great Budddhist Bhikku lived, and worked here. Today, it is known not only for its temples, but also for its handwoven silk fabrics.
 
                         The glamour of the Kancheepuram silk saree lies in its colour contrasts. Pyramidical temple borders, checks, stripes and floral "buttas" are traditional designs you will find in a Kancheepuram saree. In a genuine Kancheepuram saree, the border, body and pallav are woven separately and then interlocked together. The joint is woven so strongly that even if the saree tears, the pallav (or border) will not detach.
                                Kanchipuram is surrounded by a land area of 4,433 square kilometers. As per the census taken in 2001, the population was 28, 77,468 then. The annual downpour is 1,159.8 millimetre. Regarding the climatic condition the temperature goes to a maximum of 36ºC and goes down to about 19ºC.