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I bought myself a Kamakshi Deepam last week after years of wanting one. This naturally led to thoughts of the Devi at Kanchipuram, and I remembered a nice story from the holy city’s annals.

The temple was built in the 11 Century, during the reign of the Nolamba Pallava dynasty. Raju, a TTD board member, offered poojas at the Lord Siddeswara Swamy temple and offered traditional ...