Kailasanathar Temple-Ekambareshwara Temple-Kamakshiammon Temple-Vaikuntha Perumal-Varatha Temple A short 15-minute cycle ride down Nellukkara and Putteri Streets takes you to the west of town, and the 8th-century Kailasanathar Temple. This lies in a garden clearing, and the giant Nandi bull in ...

Kanchipuram is one of the oldest towns in India, famous for both its temples, many of them remarkably well preserved, and for its handwoven silks. Known as South India’s ‘Golden City of Temples’, it is a major pilgrimage centre and ...