Amirthakadeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam

Name: Amirthakadeswarar Temple
Address: Kumbakonam, India

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Amirthakadeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Sakkottai in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. Shiva is worshiped as Amirthakadeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Amirthavalli Amman. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. ()

Coordinates: 10°56'7"N, 79°23'59"E

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Nearby attractions include: Oppiliappan temple, Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Ramaswamy Temple, Airavatesvara Temple.

2.8 miNE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Oppiliappan temple, Kumbakonam
72 min walk • Oppiliappan Temple, also known as Thiruvinnagar of Venkatachalapathy Temple is a temple dedicated to Aasevaga god Vishnu, located near Thirunageswaram, a village in the outskirts of the Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
2.5 miNW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
64 min walk • Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in the town of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Adi Kumbeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Mangalambigai Amman.
2.3 miNW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam
60 min walk • Ramaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the prominent temples in the town and also one of the most prominent temples dedicated to Rama in India. This temple is also counted as a temple located on the banks of river Kaveri.
3.1 miW
Hindu temple with notable architecture
Airavatesvara Temple, Kumbakonam
78 min walk • Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
3.9 miW
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Sakthivanesvara Temple, Kumbakonam
99 min walk • Sakthivanesvara Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located in a small village called Thirusakthimutram, near another small village, Patteswaram.
2 miNW
Temple
Sarangapani temple, Kumbakonam
52 min walk • Sarangapani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. This temple is along Kaveri and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams.
2.2 miNW
Temple
Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam
56 min walk • Mahamaham Tank is a huge temple tank located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is considered to be the foremost and one of the largest temple tanks in Tamil Nadu. The Masimaham festival held in the tank has 100,000 visitors and the once-in-12-year Mahamaham festival has close to 2 million visitors.
2.4 miNW
Temple
Banapuriswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
61 min walk • Banapuriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
3.6 miNW
Temple
Kottaiyur Kodeeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
91 min walk • Kottaiyur Kodeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Kottaiyur, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam, in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Koteeswarar and his consort Parvathi as Pandhadu Nayaki.
1.9 miNW
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Gauthameswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
49 min walk • Gauthameswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
1.8 miNW
Temple
Abimukeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
46 min walk • Abimukeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of 12 Shiva temples connected with the Mahamaham festival, which takes place in Kumbakonam every 12 years.

Amirthakadeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam

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Amirthakadeswarar Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)