Karaikandeswarar temple, Kanji
Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu
Karaikandeswarar Temple, Kanji is a Tamil Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Kanji village near the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. In this temple Shiva is worshiped as Karaikandeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Periyanayagi Amman.
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Where it is
Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Jolarpettai Junction railway station (JTJ), about 58 km by road.
- By air: Pondicherry Airport (PNY), about 129 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple (Annamalaiyar Temple) – Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai district, at the foot of the 2,668 ft Arunachala hill (about 26 km)
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 118 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 118 km)
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 119 km)
- Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple – Kanipakam, about 11 km from Chittoor, Chittoor district (about 124 km)
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