But here the Holy hill itself is the Deity (Lord Annamalaiyar) and is worshipped. "Arunam" means sun and denotes the red colour of fire. "Asalam" means "Giri" or "malai" (mountain). Thus "Arunachalam" means the Holy hill which is red in colour. The Holy hill is 2668 fi. high.

What is the distance between arunachalam to kanchi? The distance between arunachalam to kanchi is 68 Km by road. You can also find the distance from arunachalam to kanchi using other travel options like bus, subway, tram, train and rail. Apart from the trip distance, refer Directions from arunachalam to kanchi for road driving directions!

Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu is one of the 51 Shaktipiths devoted to Kamakshi Devi. The word Kamakshi is a formation of 3 words, ‘Ka’ which means ‘Saraswati’, ‘Ma’ which means ‘Laksmi’, and ‘Akshi’ means ‘eyes’.

Kamakshi Temple at Kanchi is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in the country, a very important Shakti Peeth. This is where the Nabhi or the Navel of the Goddess Sati had fallen when Shiva was taking around her body. It is also believed to be the Nabhisthan or the center of the earth or at least the eastern hemisphere.

Annual Brahmotsavam-Schedule & Live Telecast. Annual Brahmotsavam of Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam will be held from 16 Feb. 2021 to 28 Feb. 2021 with benign blessings of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipati Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya Swamigal. The utsavams will be webcast live on the Temple’s Facebook page http://facebook.com.

What is the distance to travel from Kanchipuram to Chennai by rail? To travel from Kanchipuram to Chennai by rail, the distance that needs to be covered is 72 kms. Book Now