Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple 

 

Sri Adi Sankara had installed and consecrated a Srichakra in front of the Deity and the daily worship is done for this chakra -- known as the Kamakoti Peeta. Kamakshi is the presiding deity of the city of Kanchi. The Goddess is said to reside as Bala Tripurasundari in a Bila (niche) situated under the shrine. The front mandapa is called the Gayatri Mandapa.

In the Ardha Mandapa preceding the Garbhagriha, the Goddess is enshrined in a pitha, as Sri Vidya Parameswari.