Matha, Kanchipuram

Name: Matha
Address: Kanchipuram, India

#11 among attractions in Kanchipuram

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A matha, also written as math, mutt, or mut, is a Sanskrit word that means 'institute or college', and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism. An alternative term for such a monastery is adheenam. ()

Local name: मठ Coordinates: 12°49'12"N, 79°42'36"E

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Nearby attractions include: Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kailasanathar Temple, Chitragupta temple, Iravatanesvara Temple.

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Temple, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
26 min walk • Varadharaja Perumal Temple or Hastagiri or Attiyuran is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in the holy city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
1 miNE
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Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram
26 min walk • The Kailasanathar temple, also referred to as the Kailasanatha temple, is a Pallava-era historic Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it is one of the oldest surviving monuments in Kanchipuram.
1.2 miN
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Chitragupta temple, Kanchipuram
31 min walk • Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the rare temples of the Hindu deity Chitragupta, considered to the assistant of Yama, the Hindu god of death.
1 miNE
Temple
Iravatanesvara Temple, Kanchipuram
26 min walk • The Jurahareswarar temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is dedicated to Shiva, who is worshipped as Jurahareswarar.
1.1 miN
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Matangesvara Temple, Kanchipuram
28 min walk • Matangesvara Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. Dedicated to Shiva, the temple is believed to have been constructed by the Pallavas at the end of the 8th century.
1.2 miNW
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Athi Varadar, Kanchipuram
32 min walk • Varadharaja Perumal Temple or Hastagiri or Attiyuran is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in the holy city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
0.5 miSE
Temple
Ashtabujakaram, Kanchipuram
13 min walk • Ashtabujakaram or Ashtabuja Perumal Temple located in Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD.
0.8 miNE
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Sathyanatheswarar temple, Kanchipuram
21 min walk • Sathyanatheswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Thirukalimedu, near Indira Theertham Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Sathyanatheswarar and his consort Parvathi as Pramarambikai.