Kudanthaiyan · Tamil Nadu
Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam
A Nayak-period temple of Rama in Kumbakonam, among the most prominent Rama temples in India.
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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
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History & tradition
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple stands in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped here as Adi Kumbeswarar in the form of a lingam, and Parvati as Mangalambigai Amman. The deity is praised in the 7th-century Tevaram hymns, so the shrine is counted among the Paadal Petra Sthalams. The masonry temple was built under the Cholas in the 9th century and enlarged by the Thanjavur Nayaks in the 16th. It has four gopurams, the tallest being the eleven-storey eastern tower at about 39 metres. Among its halls is a sixteen-pillared mandapa from the Vijayanagara period in which the 27 stars and 12 zodiac signs are carved on a single stone.
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Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Kudanthaiyan, Tamil Nadu
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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