Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #35 of 51
Kanchi (Devagarbha / Kamakshi)
कांची (देवगर्भ / कामाक्षी) · Shree Kamakshi Amman Temple (Tamil Nadu, India)
Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.
Spiritual Significance
Enshrining the sacred relic of Sati in historic Kanchi, one of the seven Moksha Puris. The sanctum houses the venerable Sri Chakra (KamakoTi Peetha) consecrated and pacified by Adi Shankaracharya.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Devagarbha (Kamakshi)
देवगर्भ (कामाक्षी)
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 35
Sources: pithanirnaya
Documented Variants:
Lalita Tripurasundari (ललिता त्रिपुरसुंदरी)
Kamakshi Vilasa & Srichakra tradition
BhairavaPrimary
Ruru
रुरु
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 35
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Skeleton / Waist (Asthi / Kankala)
कंकाल / अस्थि
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 35
Sources: pithanirnaya
Documented Variants:
Navel (Nabhi) (नाभि)
Certain southern Shakta traditions (KamakoTi)
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
12.8407° N, 79.7032° EIdentified Site
Shree Kamakshi Amman Temple
Kanchipuram town center
State/Province & Country
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu (India)
Access Guidance: Located 75 km southwest of Chennai. Kanchipuram is well-connected by railway and Chennai-Bengaluru highway.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 35) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
- Kamakshi Vilasa (Markandeya Purana Upabrimhana) — Liturgical chronicle of Kanchi
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple Devasthanam (official temple)
- Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) (government tourism)