About Thiyagaraja Temple Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Moolanathar, and is represented by the lingam. Daily poojas are offered to his idol referred to as Maragatha lingam. His consort Parvathi is depicted as Kondi. History […]
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Sakthivanesvara Temple Sakthivanesvara Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Tthe presiding deity Sakthivanesvara is a form of the Hindu god Shiva, in which his usual worship symbol the Lingam is hugged by his consort Parvati, hence he is also known as Sivakozhundeesvara and Sakthi Mutham. It is believed that when one prays […]
About Patteeswaram Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after Patti the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology. Days Required to Explore Patteeswaram? Patteeswaram is packed with countless attractions. You will actually need to spend a 1 or 2 days in Patteeswaram, to explore […]
Kampaheswarar Temple The Kampaheswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The temple follows the Dravidian style of architecture. An unusual feature of the temple is that the vimana is extremely high unlike other Dravidian-style South Indian temples. The architecture of the temple is similar to the Big Temple at Thanjavur, Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuramand Gangaikonda Cholapuram temples. The distinct features of all […]
About Thirubuvanam Thirubuvanam is very near the Cauvery River and is known as a manufacturing hub for silk sari and clothing materials, which is also located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Hand woven silk saris and clothing materials in this ancient and emerging modern state of India have their brands and their respective […]
Darasuram or Dharasuram is a panchayat town located 3 kilometres from Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India.According to the 2001 census, the town had a population of 13,027. The town is known for the Airavateswara temple constructed by the Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century AD. The temple is a recognised UNESCO World Heritage monument. Days Required to Explore Darasuram? Darasuram is […]
Srinivasa Perumal Temple Papanasam Srinivasa Perumal Temple: Apart from the Shiva temple covered previously, Papanasam also houses Shri Pankajavalli sametha Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple. This is on the Tanjavur Kumbakonam main road. Though this is an old temple, it is relatively a small one. The eastern entrance is having a three tiered gopuram which […]
Sri Ramalingaswami Temple Papanasam (Sri Ramalingeswarar Temple/ 108 Shiva Linga Temple) – In Tamil literally it means “Destruction of Sins” It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple would remove all sins. This temple was build by Lord Rama and the 108 Shiva lingas were installed by him.Lord Ramalingaswami […]
Palaivananathar Temple Palaivananathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Paadal Petra Sthalam and is considered to be the 19th in the series of Thevara Stalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri. The Thirupalaithurai temple with 2 prakarams (outer courtyard) occupies an area of 3 acres, and its entrance […]
Papanasam (Thanjavur) is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In otherwords it is a grown up village and Growing Town. This is the town 25 km from Tanjore and 15 km from Kumbakonam. There are 3 rivers named Kaveri, Thirumalairajan and Kudamurutti helping the farmers to cultivate the good food – […]