Kanchipuram (English spelling)

Japanese: カーンチープラム（英語表記）Kāñcīpuram

A city located in the northern part of Tamil Nadu, South India, about 75 km southwest of Madras, it is one of the seven holy cities of Hinduism. It has a population of 145,000 (1981). It once flourished as the capital of the Pallava dynasty, and is now known as a famous producer of silk textiles such as saris. There are many Hindu temples in the city, and the oldest, Kailasanatha Temple (early 8th century), is a typical example of southern-style architecture, with the main building consisting of a multi-storey pyramidal main hall and a front hall with many columns, surrounded by a temple wall with dozens of small shrines on the inside, and a low tower gate at the front.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南インドのタミルナードゥ州北部，マドラスの南西約75kmにある都市で，ヒンドゥー教の七大聖地の一つ。人口14万5000(1981)。古くはパッラバ朝の都として栄え，現在ではサリーをはじめとする絹織物の名産地としても知られている。市内には多数のヒンドゥー教寺院があり，最も古いカイラーサナータ寺(8世紀初期)は南型建築の典型で，重層ピラミッド形の本殿と多数の柱をもつ前殿とからなる主建築を，内側に数十の小祠のある寺壁が囲み，正面に低い楼門が建つ。

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