Kamakshi Amman temple 

Kamakshi Amman temple is located in kanchipuram.This temple is close to my heart. This is one of the 51 shakthi peetams. The main deity is Kamakshi ambaal, consort of Lord Shiva. Adi Shankarar performed pooja and did pradhistai(invoked) divine Mother in the Sri Chakra kept in the sanctum sanctorum. One should be blessed to enter Kanchipuram and to have darshan of the Ambaal. Well maintained temple with a big prahaaram and a pond. This temple is maintained by Sri Kamakoti Shankara matam. The vimaanam of the sanctum sanctorum is gold plated. Devotees shall get all pooja items nearby. Many music composers have composed in praise of the Mother here. A visit to this temple is a must for every hindu. There is a dress code.The best time to visit the temple is before sunrise, the peace, the lights and the inherent divinity get us spell bound when we enter. There is no spl que. All darshan are dhama darshan. If we are not satisfied with the darshan of the amman , when the que moves away from the sannidhi, there is short flight of stairs taking us to a mezzanine kind of platform where we can have un obstructed, undisturbed soul satisfying darshan of the mother. From there if one looks up we can see the vimana which is gold plated and can see the kamakshi amman royally seated in the gopuram. Once again we have to get down and come around the inner praharam to exit. Before exiting there is an anna purni sannadhi near which we can have the darshan of kalvar perumal (a divya desa perumal) on the mirror kept inside the kamakshi amman sannidhi.Abishekam will happen early 6.00AM with limited members allowed, morning abihskam, you need to book in prior and arrive early. Need to contact temple authorities to get the exact cost.