Temples in kumbakonam

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.The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity with contributions at different times from Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagara Empire and Madurai Nayaks. The temple is enshrined within a huge granite wall and the complex contains all the shrines and the water bodies of the temple. The rajagopuram (the main gateway) has eleven tiers and has a height of 173 ft (53 m). The Potramarai tank, the temple tank, is located opposite to the western entrance of the temple.

The Airavatesvara Temple is located in city of Kumbhakonam, Tamil nadu, India. The Temple is dedicated to mahadev. History. This temple was built by King Rajaraja Chola II. He ruled the Chola Empire between 1146 and 1172 CE. The capital established for his predecessors was Gangapuri, also known as Gangaikonda Cholapuram in some inscriptions, named after the sacred river Ganges and the goddess.

Suriyanar Kovil Temple is a Hindu temple which is dedicated to Sun God. The presiding deity is Suriyanar, the Sun and his consorts Ushadevi and Pratyusha Devi. The temple also has separate shrines for the other eight planetary deities. The temple is considered one of the nine Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu.The temple is one of the few historic temples dedicated to Sun god and is also the only temple in Tamil Nadu which has shrines for all the planetary deities.As per Hindu legend, Sage Kalava was suffering from serious ailments along with leprosy. He prayed to the Navagrahas, the nine planet deities. The planets were pleased by his devotion and offered cure to the sage. Brahma, the Hindu god of creation, was angered as he felt that the planets have no powers to provide boons to humans. He cursed the nine planets to suffer from leprosy and were sent down to earth in Vellurukku Vanam, the white wild flower jungle. The planets prayed to Shiva to relieve them off the curse. Shiva appeared to them and said that the place belonged to them and they would have to grace the devotees worshipping them from the place.

Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century. There are many inscriptions associated with the temple indicating contributions from Cholas, Thanjavur Nayaks and Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. The oldest parts of the present masonry structure were built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions, including the towering gopuram gatehouses, are attributed to later periods, up to the Thanjavur Nayaks during the 16th century.

Adi kumbeswarar temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the city of Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Here Lord Shiva is worshipped as Adi Kumbeswarar, and is represented by the lingam, Also, Mata Parvati si worshipped as Mangalambigai Amman in the temple. The present deity is of 7th century. The temple is in existence from Chola times of the 9th century,and has been maintained by Nayaks during the 15-17th century.

Oppiliappan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture. The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity and to have been initiated by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century CE, with later contributions at different times from Thanjavur Nayaks. The temple has two inscriptions dating from the Chola period, a five-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower), and a granite wall. The complex contains all the shrines and water bodies associated with it.