Kanchipuram

British

/ kɑːnˈtʃiːpərəm /

noun

a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)

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Pradhan lifted a Kanjeevaram from its box, another iconic Indian weave from the ancient southern city Kanchipuram.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Saraswathi is the leader of a Hindu monastery in the pilgrim town of Kanchipuram and a mediator in the Hindu-Muslim dispute over northern India's holy site of Ayodhya.

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