Goddess Kamakshi

The Goddess Kamakshi is in a sitting stance in the sanctuary. This stance is known as the Padmasana stance. The Padmasana stance is said to look like a lotus. In the Yogic practice this looks like the type of contemplation. The Goddess holds a Sugarcane bow to her left side upper arm and Lotus, Parrot in her right upper arm. The Goddess likewise has divine chakras called Pasa and Angusa in her arms.

The Goddess additionally has a Chandraperai (a state of moon like structure) in her temple. The Goddess Kamakshi is arranged amidst sanctuary premises.

History uncovers that Goddess Kamakshi was supplicating under a mango tree with a Shiva lingam made of sand to wed the considerable Lord Shiva. After a long span of committed and dedicated contemplation to Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva showed up before her and wedded the Goddess Kamakshi, a heavenly type of Parvati. There are no conventional Parvati or Shakti altars in the city of Kanchipuram, aside from this sanctuary, which adds significantly more legend to this sanctuary.