One day in Kanchipuram, India

A day through Kanchipuram’s best-known sights that lie close together: Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram, Ekambareswarar Temple, Jvaraharesvara Temple, Kumarakottam Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple and Madhangeeswarar Temple. 6 stops, about 3.2 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.

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The route

  1. Kailasanathar Temple, KanchipuramTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Ekambareswarar TempleTemple or shrine · 1.3 km on from Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram · On the map
  3. Jvaraharesvara TempleTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Ekambareswarar Temple · On the map
  4. Kumarakottam TempleTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Jvaraharesvara Temple · On the map
  5. Kamakshi Amman TempleTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Kumarakottam Temple · On the map
  6. Madhangeeswarar TempleTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Kamakshi Amman Temple · On the map

6 stops, 5.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 2 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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