Most beautiful temple in India

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Varadarajaperumal temple


The temple was originally built by the Cholas in 1053 and it was expanded during the reigns of the great Chola kings Kulottunga Chola I and Vikrama Chola. In the 14th century another wall and a gopura was built by the later Chola kings. It is an ancient temple and one of the 108 divyadesams the holy abodes of Vishnu. It is located in part of Kanchipuram called the Vishnu Kanchi that is a home for a lot of famous Vishnu temples, including this temple. One of the greatest Hindu scholars, Ramanuja is believed to have resided in this temple. The temple is a huge one on a 23-acre (93,000 m2) complex and is famous for its holiness and ancient history. Another significant thing about the temple are beautiful carved lizards and platted with gold, over the sanctum. The temple is having a 100 pillared hall with rock carved chain. It is 3 km away.
How to Reach

Kanchipuram is around 60 km from Chennai. The nearest airport is Chennai. It is well connected by rail and road.

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Kanchipuram silk saree

Kanchipuram town is also known as Silk city, as the main profession of the people living here is weaving silk sarees. More than 5,000 families are engaged in this industry. The silk weavers of Kanchi settled more than 400 years ago and have given it a reputation as the producer of some of the finest silk sarees in the country. Child labor is predominant in this industry as it employs more than 40,000 children.

Silk saree weaving

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Tiruvalleeswarar Temple at Arpakkam near Kanchipuram
Tiruvalleeswarar Temple at Ekanampet (Nathapettai) near Kanchipuram
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Tiruvalleeswarar Temple at Padi near Chennai
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Trilokanatheswarar Temple at Melattur (Papanasam) near Kumbakonam
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Tuyar Teertha Nathar Temple at Omampuliyur (Kattu Mannargudi) near Chidambaram
Tyagaraja Temple at Chennai (Tiruvotriyur)
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Uchi Pillaiyar Temple at Tiruchirappalli
Udaiyaar Temple at Tirucherai near Kumbakonam
Udayavar Temple at Chennai (T Nagar)
Udvahanatheswarar Temple at Tirumananjeri near Mayiladuturai
Ugra Kaliamman Temple at Tanjore near Thanjavur
Ujjaini Om Kaliamman temple at Kannanur near Tiruchirappalli
Ujjivanathaswamy Hill temple at Tiruchirappalli (Uyyakkondan Tirumalai)
Ulagalanda Perumaal Temple at Kanchipuram
Ulagalanda Perumaal Temple at Tirukkoilur near Tiruvannamalai
Umamaheswarar Temple at Konerirajapuram near Kumbakonam
Unnathapureeswarar Temple at Melattur (Papanasam) near Kumbakonam
Uppiliappan temple at Uppiliappan Koil near Kumbakonam
Uthamar temple at Uttamar Koil (Bikshandar Koil) near Tiruchirappalli (Divya Desam)
Uthira Ranganadhaswamy temple at Pallikonda near Gudiattam
Uttara Vedeeswarar Temple at Kuttalam near Mayiladuturai

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Vaaleeswaraswamy temple at Vaalikandapuram near Perambalur (Tiruchirappalli)
Vaaseesar Temple at Tiruppachur near Vacheeswarar Temple at Oyalkalavur near Wallajabad
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Vaideeswaran Temple at Vaideeswaran Koil near Chidambaram (Navagraha Stalam)
Vaidyanathaswamy Temple at Poonamallee near Chennai
Vaidyanathaswamy Temple at Sreevilliputtur near Virudunagar
Vaidyanathaswamy temple at Thirumazhapadi near Tiruchirappalli (Pullambadi)
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Vaikunta Perumal Temple (Parameswara Vinnagaram) at Kanchipuram
Vaikuntaperumal Temple at Maduramangalam (Sriperumpudur) near Chennai
Vaikuntaperumal Temple at Mangadu near Chennai
Vaikuntaperumal Temple at Nemali near Tiruttani
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Vaikuntha Natha Perumal Temple at Tirunangur (Sirkali) near Chidambaram
Vaimurnathar Temple at Tiruvaimur (Tirukkolili) near Tiruvarur
Vajrasthampeswarar Temple at Tirumazhapaadi near Thanjavur
Valakarutheeswarar Temple at Kanchipuram
Valampurinathar Temple at Melapperumpallam near Poompuhar
Valeeswarar Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
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Vallabha Vinayakar Temple at Tanjore near Thanjavur
Vallalar Temple at Mayiladuturai
Vallanadheeswarar temple at Thiruvalam near Vellore
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Valvil Ramar Temple at Tiruppullambhootangudi near Swamimalai (Kumbakonam)
Vamanapuriswarar temple at Thirumamanikuli near Cuddalore
Vanamamalai Temple at Nanguneri (Tirunelveli) (Divyadesam)
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Vanjeeswarar Temple at Tiruvanjiyam (Nannilam) near Tiruvarur
Vanmikanathar Temple at Vembadi Vetriyur near Devakottai (Sivagangai)
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Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Chennai (Purasawalkam)
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Chingelput
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Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram

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Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Lakshminarayanapuram (Padalam) near Madurantakam
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Minjur near Ponneri (Chennai)
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Poonamallee near Chennai
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Tanjore near Thanjavur
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Tirumarugal near Tiruvarur
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Tirunangur (Sirkali) near Chidambaram
Varadaraja Prasanna Venkatachalapathy temple at Tiruchirapalli near Tiruchirappalli
Varageeswarar Temple at Damal near Kanchipuram
Varaguna Pandeesar Temple at Radhapuram near Nanguneri (Tirunelveli)
Varamurthi Eswarar Temple at Ariyathurai near Ponneri (Chennai)
Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple
Vedagiriswarar Temple at Tirukkazhukunram near Mahabalipuram
Vedanathar Temple at Tiruvottur near Kanchipuram
Vedapureeswarar temple at Tiruverkadu near Chennai
Vedaraja Perumal Temple at Tirunagari (Tiruvali - Sirkali) near Chidambaram
Vedaranyeswarar Templeat Tirumaraikkadu near Kumbakonam (Vidanga Stalam)
Veerabadraswamy Temple at Hanumanthapuram(Singaperumal Koil) near Chingelput
Veerakumaraswami temple at Vellakoil near Dharapuram (Coimbatore)
Veeramarthandeswarar Temple at Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli)
Veeranar and Iyenar Temple at Alathur near Musiri, Patukkottai, Tanjore district
Veeranarayana Perumal temple at Kattumannar Koil near Chidambaram
Veeraraghavaswami Temple at Tiruvallur near
Veerattaneswarar Temple at Thirukovalur (Veeratta Stalam)
Veerattaneswarar Temple at Tiruppariyalur (Semponnaar Koil) near Mayiladuturai
Veerattaneswarar Temple at Tiruvirkudi near Tiruvarur
Veerattaneswarar Temple at Valuvur near Mayiladuturai
Veeratteswarar Temple at Padappai (Vandalur) near Tambaram
Veeratteswarar Temple at Tirukkandiyur near Tanjavur
Veeratteswarar Temple at Tiruvathigai near Panruti (Cuddalore) (Veeratta Stalam)
Veeratteswarar temple at Tirukurukkai near mayiladudurai
Veeravaranathaswamy Temple at Kinari (Karunguzhi) near Madurantakam
Veetrirunda Perumal Temple at Magaral near Kanchipuram
Veetrirunda Perumal Temple at Malayankulam near Kanchipuram
Velappaswamy Temple at Poomparai near Kodaikanal
Velayudhaswami temple at Kanakagiri near Sankari (Salem)
Velimalai Kumaran Temple at Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari) near Nagarkoil(Kanyakumari)
Velladainathar Temple at Tirukkurukaavoor (Sirkali) near Chidambaram
Vellai Vinayagar Temple - 108 Vinayagar at Dindigul
Velleeswarar Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
Velleeswarar Temple at Meyyur (Sadurangapatnam) near Chingelput