The temple city of Kancheepuram is a district on the northern East Coast of Tamil Nadu. It is bordered by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai District in the east, Tiruvallur and Chennai District in the north, Viluppuram District in the south and by the Bay of Bengal in the east. The city of Kancheepuram forms the district headquarters.
Kancheepuram marks an important place in history dating back to several centuries BCE.