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District of Tamil Nadu in India
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Kanchipuram is a district of northern Tamil Nadu.
By train
Kanchipuram has a railway station with local and regional services. Trains connect the city with Chennai, Arakkonam, Tirupati and other destinations.
By bus
Tamil Nadu state buses connect Kanchipuram with Chennai, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Pondicherry and other towns.
By car
Kanchipuram is about 70 km from Chennai. Road connections include routes towards Chennai, Vellore, Chengalpattu and Bengaluru.
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Kanchipuram or Kancheepuram (Tamil: காஞ்சிபுரம் Kānjiburam), formerly Conjeevaram, is a major pilgrimage site in northern Tamil Nadu. One of the most important spiritual centres of Hinduism, Kanchipuram has several medieval temples with spectacular architecture.
Sriperumbudur or Thiruperumbudur, a town in the Kanchipuram district of northern Tamil Nadu, is best known as the site where Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated during a political campaign on 21 May 1991.
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