This imposing temple, dedicated to Kamakshi/Parvati, is one of India's most important places of shakti (female energy/deities) worship, said to mark the spot where Parvati's midriff fell to earth. It's thought to have been founded by the Pallavas. The entire main building inside is off-limits to non-Hindus, but the small, square marriage hall, to the right inside the temple’s southeast entrance, has wonderfully ornate pillars. You might catch the temple elephant giving blessings just inside this entrance.
Each February/March carriages bearing the temple deities are hauled around Kanchipuram.
