Tiruvarur district · Tamil Nadu
Koneswarar Temple, Kudavasal
An elevated ‘maadakkovil’ of Shiva at Kudavasal in Tiruvarur district, attributed to the Chola king Kochengannan.
Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
01 · Discover
History & tradition
The Thyagaraja Temple at Thiruvarur is dedicated to Shiva, worshipped here in the form of a lingam as Thyagarajaswami. His consort Parvati is worshipped as Neelotpalambika and as Kamalambika, whose separate shrine is an important centre of the Shakta tradition. The presiding deity is praised in the 7th-century Tevaram hymns, which makes the shrine a Paadal Petra Sthalam. The masonry temple dates to the Chola period in the 9th century. Its complex covers about 20 acres, among the largest in India, with nine gopurams, the tallest of them the eastern tower at about 30 metres. The temple is administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu.
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ArchitectureDravidian architecture
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03 · Getting there
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Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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