Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve

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Tiruppadaimarathur Conservation Reserve is an IUCN Category V protected bird nesting area in the 2.84 hectares compound of Siva temple in Tiruppadaimarathur village, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It was declared 14 February 2005 and is the first Conservation Reserve to be established in India. The reserve is 10 kilometres from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. ()

Established: 14 February 2005 (19 years ago)Coordinates: 10°59'40"N, 79°27'1"E

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Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oppiliappan temple, Sarangapani temple, Mahalingeswarar Temple, Mahamaham tank.

2.6 miSW
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Oppiliappan temple, Kumbakonam
67 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.
5.3 miSW
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Sarangapani temple, Kumbakonam
134 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.
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Mahalingeswarar Temple
1 min walk • Mahalingeswaraswamy Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Tiruvidaimaruthur, a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the seven major Shiva temples.
5.3 miSW
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Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam
136 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.
5.1 miSW
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Banapuriswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
130 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.
5.3 miSW
Temple
Amirthakadeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
136 min walk • 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.
3.1 miNE
Temple
Suryanar Kovil
79 min walk • Suryanar Kovil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Hindu Sun-God, located in Suryanar Kovil, a village near the South Indian town of Kumbakonam Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Suriyanar, the Sun and his consorts Ushadevi and Pratyusha Devi.
3.1 miNE
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Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu
81 min walk • Nine Grahas Temples in Tamil Nadu is a set of nine Hindu temples, each dedicated to one of the nine planetary deities, the Navagraham in various places around the South Indian own of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India.
5.7 miE
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Uma Maheswarar Temple
145 min walk • Uma Maheswarar Temple of Konerirajapuram in the Mayiladuthurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a historical temple dedicated to Shiva. Shiva is worshiped as Uma Maheswarar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Mattuvar Kuzhalammai.
5.5 miSW
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Gauthameswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
141 min walk • Gauthameswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
5.3 miSW
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Abimukeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
136 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.