Khadi in Kanchi
If you think of khadi silk sarees, particularly those woven in Kanchipuram as these ones have, you cannot escape the Kalakshetra connection. Rukmani Devi Arundale...
Kanchipuram Places
The Kalakshetra Connection to Kanchipuram
Everyone talks about Kalakshetra sarees. But here is what you need to know. A Kalakshetra primer in one paragraph if you will.Founded by Rukmini Devi...
Magnet for All Faiths
The second reason why Kanchi was so famous throughout India had to do with its being a magnet for all faiths. There is Buddha Kanchi,...
The Temples of Kanchipuram
The ground was laid when the Pallavas deemed Kanchi their capital city in the 6th century. Then came the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Hoysalas, the...
Why is the Kanchipuram Weave Special?
India is a land of a thousand weaves: native to land, specific to region, linked to caste and community, and patronized by its local people...
History of Kanchipuram Silk
Kanchi is linked to the svadhishtana chakra behind the genitals because its presiding deity, Goddess Kamakshi is the goddess of love....
