For the Iyer community—a sect of Smartha Brahmins—temples in Kanchipuram like the , Kailasanathar , and Kamakshi Amman are more than just places of worship; they are the "fulcrum for all religious and social activities".
: The dissertation " All Streets Lead to Temples " by Emma Natalya Stein maps how temple architecture in Kanchipuram fostered a "vibrant circuit" of social negotiation and ritual life, where the boundaries between the sacred and the domestic frequently overlapped . Prominent Sites of Inquiry kanchipuram iyer sex in temple full