Kumbakonam Town Temples Adi Kumbeswarar Temple Sarangapani Temple Chakrapani Temple Sri Ramaswami Temple Kasi Viswanathar Temple Nageswarar Temple Sri Someswarar Temple Navagraha Temples Vaitheeswaran Koil (Sevaai) Temple Swetharanyeswarar (Budhan) Temple Agniswarar (Sukran) Temple Naganathaswamy (Kethu) Temple Saneeswaran Temple Thingalur Kailasanathar (Chandran) Temple Naganathar (Raghu Stalam) Temple Apatsahayesvarar Temple Suriyanar koil […]
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About Nageswarar Temple Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the guise of Nagaraja, the serpent king. Also known as “Koothandavar Kovil”. Devotees who have ragu dosham in their horoscope visit this temple and participate in the Abiseka puja. History of Nageswarar Temple Aditya Chola constructed this temple during the […]
About Kasi Viswanathar Temple Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, Shiva is worshipped as Kasi Viswanathar, and is represented by the lingam. The Temple also have 9 deities linked to 9 Holy Rivers of India. History of Kasi Viswanathar Temple Shiva at Banares (Viswanathar) to be absolved of the sins washed […]
About Saraswathi Temple It is dedicated to Saraswathi, the Hindu goddess of learning. Temples dedicated to Saraswati are seldom found in India. The temple is Tamil Nadu’s only Hindu temple with Saraswathi as main deity. Praises of the temple were sung by Tamil poets Ottakoothar and Kambar. History of Koothanur Saraswathi Temple Blessed with the beningn looks of Goddess […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nachiyar Kovil Temple Nachiar Kovil or Thirunarayur Nambi Temple in Thirunarayur is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi. History of Nachiyar Kovil Temple It is one of the 108 divyadesams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Srinivasa Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Nachiyar. The temple is the place where god Vishnu is believed to […]
Sri Someswarar Temple Someswaran Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. 12 Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. History of Sri Someswarar Temple There are two nearby temples in this city – Sri Kasi Viswanathar temple and Sri Someswarar temple. Both the temples’ authorities claim that […]
Mahamaham Tank History of Mahamaham Tank There are three famous temple in kumbakonam from where the idols are prayed. These temples include the ” Abimuhadeeswara Temple” , ” Kasi Viswanathar Temple” and ” Kumbeshwara Temple”. On the Mahamaham day people start with praying these shivan temples and start dips in the […]
Sri Ramaswamy Temple Ramaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Achutha Nayaka of Thanjavur constructed the Ramaswamy temple during 16 th century. Maha Mandapam are enriched with intricate stone carving works of Rama-Katha.Vamana Avatharam, Meenakshi Kalyanam , Sukreeva Pattabisegam are some of the famous carving works of […]