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The Kamakshi Amman temple, locally Kamatchi Amman Koil, is a major historic temple of the Shaktism goddess tradition of Hinduism. It also features major Shaivism and Vaishnavism shrines, as well as a shrine to the Advaita scholar Adi Shankara.
The main shrine and Gayatri mandapa is dedicated to goddess Kamakshi, a yogini form of Parvati who lives and behaves like Shiva to pursue him to marry her. In the sanctum she is shown holding a sugarcane bow and arrows made of flowers. It is linked to the nearby Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu, an Advaita Hindu monastery. |
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